The #WeAreTheHeadlineClub campaign—designed by photographer E. Jason Wambsgans—is an effort to give our brand and our members more exposure. You’ll see these photos and questions across social media over the next few months, anchored to pages like these. Our spotlight this month is on Christine Wolf, a freelance journalist, biographer, memoir coach, and […]
The Chicago Headline Club has extended its deadline for accepting nominations for the 2020 Peter Lisagor Awards. The new deadline is midnight Friday, Feb. 12, and will incur a $10 late entry fee. Enter the contest here by clicking on “2020 Chicago Headline Club: The 44th Annual Peter Lisagor Awards.” […]
The #WeAreTheHeadlineClub campaign—designed by photographer E. Jason Wambsgans—is an effort to give our brand and our members more exposure. You’ll see these photos and questions across social media over the next few months, anchored to pages like these. Our spotlight this month is on: Robert K. Elder, the Chief Digital […]
Sometimes, common sense wins. On Saturday, Sept. 12, the SPJ delegates voted overwhelmingly to “adopt the Sponsorship Task Force report…and direct the board of directors to enact the proposed Sponsorship Policy as recommended.” What does that mean? The full sponsorship policy is below, but it directs SPJ to reject money […]
One of the most important votes in the history of the Society of Professional Journalists is coming up on Sept. 12.
Adam Mahoney, a third-year journalism/sociology major at Northwestern University, is the recipient of the annual Chicago Headline Club Les Brownlee Scholarship, the Headline Club Foundation announced today. The Foundation also awarded $5,000 grants to two non-profit news start-ups, Block Club Chicago and Injustice Watch. The Chicago Headline Club is the […]
I am humbled and honored to be selected to lead the Chicago Headline Club during its 100th anniversary year. Journalists are truthseekers, the last bastion of free speech upholding the basic fundamental values of a democratic society, tasked with keeping elected public officials in check and holding governments accountable. We […]
Join us for this Zoom journalism conference co-hosted by the Chicago Headline Club: “Summer of Extremes: Racism, Health Inequity & Heat.” This three-forum event will run 1.5 hours each on three evenings: 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 23; Wednesday, June 24; and Thursday, June 25. Find the information to join here […]
Usually, this report is delivered during our annual Peter Lisagor Awards banquet in May. This will be an online-only address, since the COVID pandemic made us go virtual. Check out our amazing Lisagor video, which features our Lifetime Achievement Awards to WBEZ’s Jim DeRogatis and Jet’s Clarence Waldron. For the […]
The Chicago Headline Club is deeply troubled by the arrests of Chicago-based journalist Omar Jimenez, producer Bill Kirkos and photojournalist Leonel Mendez while covering the unrest in Minneapolis following the death of George Floyd, a black man who was in police custody. The arrest was unjustified and we join other journalism organizations […]
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