The coronavirus and COVID-19 pandemic has hit newsrooms particularly hard as uncertain financial times threaten the future of journalism. To make sure our community has all the best information, we held a video conference about career transitions, working with a recruiter and updating your LinkedIn profile and personal branding. We also […]
We asked an expert panel about how to more safely interact with the public when reporting on the coronavirus and COVID-19 pandemic, as well as what you can do to make your own home safer for your children and elderly relatives. We shared best practices and the latest research: Panelists […]
Dear Headline Club members and Chicagoland journalists: Due to concerns over the coronavirus and COVID-19, we are cancelling the Lisagor Awards banquet this year, which was scheduled for May 15. We will still announce the winners and we’re working on a virtual event to honor our Lifetime Achievement Award-winners and […]
FOIAFest 2020 is here! Click on the full schedule here. We sell out every year, and this year was no exception. This daylong conference is dedicated to public information and features panels and workshops with leading journalists, attorneys and community groups. From beginners to veterans of the Freedom of Information […]
The Chicago Headline Club invites interns from all local media outlets to join us for a free mixer on Monday, August 20 from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. This is a unique chance to meet working journalists from across the city’s newsrooms, network with future colleagues, and workshop your resumes. […]
In an era when “fake news” is both a real concern and a term used to undermine legitimate media, building trust is essential for journalists to serve their local communities effectively. This spring’s SPJ Region 5 conference, April 6-7 in Chicago, is your chance to learn new skills and get insights from […]
Tickets for FOIAFest 2018 are now live! Get yours before they sell out. The sixth-annual FOIAFest will be Feb. 24 at Loyola University Chicago. The daylong conference features panels and training sessions on everything from finding records hidden in plain sight to analyzing data for hard-hitting investigations. Tickets to the […]
Join the Chicago Headline Club for a special screening of the documentary Obit. Life on Deadline, which brings the work of obituary writers at the New York Times to life, following them as they race to compose the life stories of the recently-departed. The screening will be Friday, December 1 at 7 p.m. […]
All are welcome at the Chicago Club Foundation’s annual Les Brownlee Party. It will be at the home Les shared with his wife, Priscilla Ruth MacDougall, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. on that Sunday, a day that is almost always sunny just for us. The address: 537 Judson Ave. […]
Did the City of Chicago finally send you that data dump you’d been FOIA’ing (after FOIA Fest 2017) and now you’re not sure what to do with it? Is Chicago Public Schools giving you a super-confusing spreadsheet that may as well be in another language? Don’t know whether to use […]
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