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Chicago Headline Club Survey: 
Journalists Report Dismal Information Access
Obtaining information from many Chicago and Cook County departments is so difficult that many journalists have given up trying, a survey of area journalists found. State and federal officials were generally more forthcoming but not perfectly transparent, the survey determined.

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Amazing, powerful new tools are coming online that help working journalists advance their reporting as never before. We’ve all seen how Twitter and Facebook have taken their place as legitimate journalism tools, but there are constant improvements and…

Who can join the Chicago Headline Club as a board member?
Any Chicago Headline Club member is eligible to become a board member.
Annual dues to be a member of the Chicago Headline Club are $20 a year. Society of Professional Journalist (SPJ) national dues cost $72 a year. You must be…

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The Chicago Headline Club Lifetime Achievement Award is an annual award recognizing journalists for their extraordinary contribution to the community and/or the profession. The Lifetime Achievement Award honors those journalists who tirelessly work to cover, report, edit and tape the news day in and day out.
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If you haven’t found the perfect gift for everyone on your list, here are gift ideas that will keep on giving for an entire year. Give a membership in the Society of Professional Journalists and the Chicago Headline Club. Or, give a donation in that person’s name to the CHC…

When: Sat, December 4, 8:30am 10:30am
Where: Sankofa Cultural Arts & Business Center, 5820 W. Chicago Ave
Description: How do you find out what’s going on in your community? What would like you to tell the journalists who cover your neighborhood? What stories do you think are being missed? How can…

“Chicago’s Islam community is much like Chicago,” Franklin said; its people are numerous and “just as diverse.” When media make mistakes, he said, “it affects lives here and lives around the world.”
The panel included: Rummana Hussain, Chicago Sun-Times reporter; Jawaid Riaz, bureau chief of both Urdu Times and Pakistan Post…

New rules for journalists wishing to obtain City of Chicago media credentials are in place, but the mechanics are not. Yet.
Maribel Hernandez, the police News Affairs employee who will be in charge, said it will probably be mid- to late-November before the office is ready to issue new press passes….

Members of the Chicago Headline Club’s board of directors are happy to answer your questions:
Susan S. Stevens, president: susanstevens@aol.com
Beth Konrad, president ex-officio: bkonrad@luc.edu
Hilary Fosdal, membership vice president: fosdal@uwalumni.com
Ken Davis, programs vice president: apallasch@suntimes.com
Kristen Schorsch, secretary: klschorsch@tribune.com
Howard Dubin, treasurer: hdubin@manufacturersnews.com
Kathy Catrambone, executive director: chc.kathy@gmail.com
Jon Seidel, mentorship and digital media chairman: jcseidel@hotmail.com
Brian…