News Archive

WGLT will take over operations of WCBU.  This from GLT

The 60 finalists for Peabody Awards came out this week.   Here’s the list.

Columbia Journalism Review has put together an update of the latest style changes, which include terms related to race & use of %.  Check it out.

A company news release says she will focus on border issues.

Here is NBC’s coverage

The RTNDA is out with its report that provides results of a survey in a variety of positions in Radio & TV.   The report is here.

The Illinois News Broadcasters Association convention is next weekend in Bloomington.   Registrations are due today (Friday)  More  

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker is the keynote speaker for the AP Awards Banquet after a full storytelling workshop with KARE-TV’s Boyd Huppert on Saturday.

The deadline to register for the convention is 5 p.m.

A study of journalist job ads find programming, understanding audience trends and web development are among the skills journalism organizations are looking for.   Journalist’s Resource provides a report on the study of journalism job ads.

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.

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

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