A local reporter asked a question to a U.S. Housing and Urban Development senior official that sparked a three-day Twitter war in late August between the Trump appointee and the journalist. https://twitter.com/PDPJ/status/1174440846164467713 Molly Parker, a reporter for the Southern Illinoisian, has reported on the country’s public housing crisis locally and nationally … [Read more...] about Question from Southern Illinoisan reporter sparks Twitter war with Trump appointee
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REI launches new magazine, offers support to local news organizations for environmental journalism
The national outdoor retailer REI Co-op wants to get people off their phones and into the outdoors by investing in local news organizations and publishing its own magazine instead of a catalog. The recreational outdoor equipment store is scheduled to publish its new magazine, Uncommon Path, this fall. REI also announced it would match up to $10,000 in … [Read more...] about REI launches new magazine, offers support to local news organizations for environmental journalism
Good News: Star Tribune’s ‘Inspired’ paves way in print
Good news is having a comeback. Not the old pet in a tree rescue, but deeply reported, nuanced stories people immediately want to tell to friends and family. The Minneapolis Star Tribune is leading the revival with a weekly, four-page section each Saturday called “Inspired.” On Aug. 4, 2018, Gail Rosenblum became the section’s editor, her full-time job. She and … [Read more...] about Good News: Star Tribune’s ‘Inspired’ paves way in print
Mental hazards of reporting not just a danger for war correspondents
After covering shootings several days in a row, Chicago freelancer Evan Moore had to report from a press conference that featured mothers of gun violence victims. It was almost Memorial Day in 2016, and the mothers, now anti-violence advocates, were urging people to stop the violence ahead of what historically has been a very violent weekend in Chicago, a sort of kickoff to the … [Read more...] about Mental hazards of reporting not just a danger for war correspondents
Rodney Davis volunteer poses as student journalist in opponent’s press conference
A top Republican campaign operative supporting Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Ill., posed as a reporter for a college newspaper during a press conference earlier this month in an attempt to embarrass Davis’ Democratic opponent. Miranda Lintzenich, the editor-in-chief at The Alestle - SIU Edwardsville’s student newspaper, said she was concerned when she learned the Davis volunteer … [Read more...] about Rodney Davis volunteer poses as student journalist in opponent’s press conference