Thanks to the Museum of Broadcast Communications for co-hosting such a lovely event with us. We had amazing speakers for “How to build your brand in 2020, from books to podcasts” including: Tracy Samantha Schmidt, Aaron Cohen, Lori Rader-Day, Ethan Michaeli, Eric May, Sammi Skolmoski, Isabel Vázquez, Thanks also to fellow organizers Mike Ewing & Susy Schultz […]
WBEZ’s Maria Zamudio is next in our new feature, a membership drive we’re calling #WeAreTheHeadlineClub. The campaigned—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, and please take your own […]
Thanks to everyone who came out for the Chicago Headline Club Foundation’s “Toast the Truth” fundraiser on Monday, Dec. 9. Each year, the Foundation sponsors journalism grants and internships, and we thank our donors for their tax-deductible contributions. Here are a few of the shots from this year’s event:
Daniel and Shirley Friedlander’s names were synonymous with the Chicago Headline Club for decades. Dan, a board member, edited the monthly newsletter. Shirley handled mailings, membership lists, directories, and in general kept our records straight. They died, 12 days apart, after 60 years of marriage. Shirley was 81 when she […]
Brandis Griffith Friedman kicks off our new membership drive, which we’re calling #WeAreTheHeadlineClub. After conducting some research and combing through our recent survey of Chicago journalists, we discovered three very important data points: 1) Journalists valued our monthly trainings and events, such as FOIAFest and the Lisagor Awards, but they […]
The Chicago Headline Club is sponsoring two scholarships covering the $125 registration fee to the WBEZ / The University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy‘s two-day symposium “Foundations of Evidence in Data Journalism.” When you apply, briefly state why you are interested in the Headline Club scholarship and […]
An expert panel of editors weighed in on coming up with innovative ideas, getting buy-in from the bosses and turning those ideas into real work in the newsroom at an event co-hosted by the Headline Club and ONA Chicago. Here are some highlights from the panel: Serve your Superfans Kevin Pang, Founder and Editor-in-chief, The […]
Mark your calendars! Sun. Aug. 18, 2019 Join your friends and colleagues at the Chicago Club Foundation’s annual Les Brownlee Party Sun. Aug. 18. We will celebrate journalism from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the home Les shared with his wife, Priscilla Ruth MacDougall, at 537 Judson Ave. in […]
Please help us welcome the new board, which was just voted in at the Lisagor Awards this month. The new officers will begin their term in July. Officers Robert K. Elder, Blockchain News, President Alex Hernandez, President-elect and VP of membership Maria Zamudio, WBEZ, VP of FOIA Mike Ewing, WGN-TV, […]
The Chicago Headline Club, the largest chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, presented the winners of its 2018 Lisagor Awards at its annual banquet tonight before nearly 250 people at the Union League Club of Chicago. The awards recognize the best of Chicago journalism and are named for Peter Lisagor, […]
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