A Profile of Illinois’ Newest State Capitol Bureau

Posted March 18, 2019 by Bill Wheelhouse

Harvard’s Nieman Lab reported on the Illinois Press Foundation’s effort to increase state government reporting. It’s one of several initiatives across the country. Take a look.

Updated Guide To Open Government Laws In Illinois. Our Tip Of The Week.

Posted March 20, 2019 by Bill Wheelhouse

The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press has given its Open Governments guides a going-over. As our Tip Of The Week… Here is the newest guide for Illinois.

Drones Have Both Good & Bad Impacts On Reporting

Posted March 10, 2019 by Bill Wheelhouse

New research shows that drones help and hurt journalism. Check out a summary of the research at NewsLab.

Some Nice Freebies For Laid-Off Journalists.

Posted February 21, 2019 by Bill Wheelhouse

The open records advocacy group MuckRock is providing services and a training for free to reporters who are out of a job. Details here.

TV News Should Put Focus on In-Depth & Emotions, Study says.

Posted February 15, 2019 by Bill Wheelhouse

A recent column from Poynter’s Al Tompkins says there’s new research showing that TV newsrooms might to want to focus on in-depth reporting. Here’s Al’s article.

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