A Tale Of How An Illinois Reporter Used FOIA To Dig Into The Illinois Victims’ Compensation Act
Posted July 27, 2021 by Bill Wheelhouse
News Archive
If you are not a climate reporter yet, you may be soon.
Posted July 26, 2021 by Bill Wheelhouse
Bill Cameron To Retire From WLS-50 years in the biz
Posted July 23, 2021 by Bill Wheelhouse
He had a Tweet announcing it. Here’s a recap from Feder.
Top Management Let Go At CBS Chicago & Elsewhere
Posted July 22, 2021 by Bill Wheelhouse
With Covid Hitting Summer Camps… What Does That Mean For Back To School?
Posted by Bill Wheelhouse
Al Tompkins of Poynter continues his daily briefing on Covid-19. Might be a good time to subscribe.
Attorney Who Represents Radio & TV Journalists To Head Newspaper Group
Posted July 20, 2021 by Bill Wheelhouse
News Release from Illinois Press Association
SPRINGFIELD – One familiar face at the Illinois Press Association is retiring and another will succeed him.
IPA Board of Directors Chairman Don Bricker announced that Sam Fisher is retiring as the organization’s president and CEO, effective Sept. 1. Fisher has been the IPA’s leader since 2017. More
Don’t Ever Use “Very” In Your Stories. Here’s A Fun Tool To Improve Your Writing
Posted July 16, 2021 by Bill Wheelhouse
I stumbled across this at the SPJ site. If you ever use “very” it means you are using two words for an adjective. Enter your two words in this machine knowns as losethevery.com and it will spit out a one word suggestion. It’s very cool. I mean it’s swell. More
TV Reporters Increasingly Threatened On The Job
Posted July 13, 2021 by Bill Wheelhouse
When A Crisis Hits, Add More Solutions Journalism
Posted July 12, 2021 by Bill Wheelhouse
The word crises is overused by all of us. But when one hits, by your definition, change your news focus to help.
News Nation Rejiggers Its Lineup
Posted July 9, 2021 by Bill Wheelhouse