The Illinois Department of Corrections has responded to news media requests for prison visits by denying individual journalists access to prison facilities and instead offering guided group tours.
The Chicago Headline Club, the single largest voice for journalists in Illinois, is deeply concerned by this decision and urges Illinois officials to…
Thanks to everyone who joined us at Scribe Aid II at the Heartland Cafe.
And a special thanks to the musicians who entertained us: Mary Schmich, Eric Zorn and Kristin Samuelson from the Tribune, and Curtis Black and his band.
We raised a modest $400 at the event, but thanks to the…
SPJ is committed to bringing you training and tools in all areas of journalism. In this daylong workshop, you’ll get practical, skills-based professional development that will help you be a better journalist.
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Yes — You Can Survive!
The ups and downs of journalism can benefit even laid-off journalists, four experts say. All have landed on their feet, and discussed their checkered job history with about 30 people at the Chicago Headline Club’s…
The Chicago Headline Club board is proud to announce the launch of foiaillinois.org, a McCormick Foundation-funded initiative of the Chicago Headline Club and the Better Government Association, to provide a comprehensive resource for journalists, bloggers, community activists and others to effectively use the Illinois Freedom of Information Act.
The website features a blog that will…
Aimed at both seasoned journalists and those just starting out, “Career Survival 101” will help journalists adapt to an ever-changing media landscape by encouraging them diversify and pick up new skills. It’s a panel not only about following new trends and training on new tools, but also advice on how…
Sept. 26, 2012
EIJ12 also known as the Society of Professional Journalists’ annual convention is over. But not forgotten. If you missed it, check www.spj.org for a lot of information including handouts from some of the dozens of professional development sessions. Teresa Smedding, Assistant Managing Editor/Content Systems for the Daily…
The Chicago Headline Club and the News Literacy Project are partnering up to help ensure the future of journalism in Chicago! We’ve fielded a team of runners in the Chicago 5k and half-marathon, and they’ve been training hard to do their part. All we need is your help to make…
Sun. Aug. 26 at the annual Les Brownlee
party-picnic!
We will gather from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the home Les shared with his wife, Priscilla Ruth MacDougall, at 537 Judson Ave. in Evanston.
For those who didn’t know Les, he practiced convergence journalism long before it had a…
Dear Colleague,
We are sometimes only as good as our sources and lately I sense that we need more voices to tell us what’s happening with youth violence here.
That’s why the Headline Club is co-sponsoring a meeting on June 28th to bring journalists together with those who deal with youth violence….
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