FOIAfest 2024: Full Program Announcement

March 6, 2024 Marissa Nelson 0

Our annual public records conference, FOIA Fest, is returning as a one-day in person event on Saturday, March 16 at Loyola University Chicago’s downtown campus. Below is the full program for FOIA Fest. If you don’t have tickets, you can still purchase them. Scroll to the bottom of the program […]

Resources for Newly Graduating Journalists

April 28, 2020 Christine Wolf 0

This page provides resources to help you:• …identify freelance reporting opportunities• …understand contracts & money• …develop and follow up on pitches (with examples)• …discover internships• …get to know recruiters• …optimize your LinkedIn profile• …launch your own website and optimize your SEO• …be smart and professional about your social media presence• […]

Job and Career Resources for Journalists

April 28, 2020 Christine Wolf 0

This page provides resources to help you:• …figure out unemployment benefits• …get to know a recruiter• …optimize your LinkedIn profile• …launch your own website and optimize your SEO• …find freelance and other work• …professionalize your resume• …identify freelance reporting opportunities• …understand contracts & money• …develop and follow up on pitches […]

Facebook algorithms, body cameras and gadgets: What we learned at EIJ 2017

September 30, 2017 Ben Meyerson 0

A few members of the Chicago Headline Club’s executive board had the privilege of attending this year’s Excellence in Journalism conference in September. The annual conference brought together members of the Society of Professional Journalists, the Radio Television Digital News Association, the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and the Native American […]