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 […]
The Chicago Headline Club is co-sponsoring the M. Harris & Co. Life After Journalism webinar. The journalism industry stands at a crossroads. Ad revenues are eroding, accelerated by the pandemic, and reporters are finding themselves furloughed or laid off. It’s a scary time for journalists, with many thinking about their […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 happy to report that we’ve handed out 110 grants to struggling Chicago-area journalists, totaling $50,500—just above our $50,000 goal. This was our response to the COVID pandemic and the damaged it caused to already shrinking newsrooms. Thanks to Greg Karp, our indomitable treasurer, who designed […]
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 […]
The Chicago Headline Club’s Watchdog Award honors Chicago-area news reporting that calls attention to situations in which the public is being harmed or poorly served. This year’s winner is “The Quiet Rooms,” a collaboration by Jennifer Smith Richards of the Chicago Tribune, and Jodi S. Cohen and Lakeidra Chavis of […]
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