There’s a surge of workers asking for better wages and conditions in Chicago. Who are these workers? What do they want? Who is helping them? How do they fit into the drive for higher minimum wages in Chicago and Illinois?
Please join us on Tuesday, Feb. 11 for a workshop to…
I long ago lost track of how many hours I’ve devoted to this enterprise, but I remember the first JobFile very well.
You don’t think of time moving so quickly, or at least I don’t. In my mind, I’m 26 forever. But 20 years ago tonight, when I entered the first seven listings — that’s all…
By Curtis Lawrence and Suzanne McBride (Chicago Sun-Times, Sept. 14, 2013)
As journalism professors at Columbia College Chicago, we often take students to government meetings. It’s their opportunity to see government in action and to report stories right alongside working journalists.
There’s always a lesson to be learned. Did you ask enough…
The Chicago Headline Club today condemned the contempt of court charges filed against AOL Patch reporter Joe Hosey by Will County Circuit Court Judge Gerald Kinney.
Kinney found Hosey in contempt for not revealing sources who provided him information related to the January stranglings of Eric Glover and Terrance Rankins. In his…
One of the interesting things about starting a school year is to find out why students are taking “J-1” Introduction to Journalism. The answers, to no surprise, run the gamut.
“Because my friend did.”
“Because my parents made me.”
“Because I like to write.”
“Because I’m interested in journalism.”
Bravo. However, whether a student…
The Chicago Headline Club kicked off a new series of Burger Nites on Sept. 13 at the Billy Goat Tavern. Here are some pics!
Cheezborger. Cheezborger.
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The ability of a journalist to protect his/her sources when necessary is a crucial tool in the collection of information to establish facts and verify truth.
The CHC strongly opposes Will County Circuit Judge Gerald Kinney’s order that Joseph Hosey of Patch.com violate his promise of confidentiality by revealing sources for his stories…
A Dark Day at the Chicago Sun-Times
The Chicago Headline Club condemns the Sun-Times Media Group’s decision this week to lay off its entire photo staff.This move will ultimately compromise the ability of the storied and award-winning Chicago Sun-Times, which anchors the company, to properly cover its subjects and illustrate our…
The Chicago Headline Club presents:
A Conversation on Mental Health
Thursday, May 2
6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Columbia College
33 E. Congress Pkwy. Room 101
A frank discussion with first-hand accounts from Chicago luminaries David Axelrod, Clarence Page and Perri Small. The panel will discuss the toll of mental illness, on those who suffer from…
The Chicago Headline Club joins all others
in mourning the loss of Roger Ebert.
(Roger Ebert accepts the Chicago Headline Club’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011 from Felicia Middlebrooks, left, with Chaz Ebert at his side.)
Bernard Judge, chairman of the…
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