Heidi Diedrich is thousands of miles from home but not from her first calling, photography. The former Daily Egyptian staff photographer made a career in corporate communications after graduating from Southern Illinois University of Carbondale in 1991. About eight years ago, she took that expertise to Iraq for a consulting job at the American University of Iraq in Sulaimani … [Read more...] about Heidi Diedrich: ‘Nothing can replace going there’
Illinois newspaper’s unique fact-checking initiative
A community newspaper in Forest Park, Illinois, launched a unique fact-checking initiative during the recent midterm election season, inviting readers to send campaign mailers to its journalists to check for accuracy. Readers sent in nine mailers from various groups such as the Forest Park Chamber of Commerce & Development. Many of the mailers were referendums relating … [Read more...] about Illinois newspaper’s unique fact-checking initiative
Q and A with Angie Muhs, a new leader with APME
Angie Muhs, executive editor of the State-Journal Register in Springfield, is the new president of the Associated Press Media Editors. APME and the American Society of News Editors agreed to merge this fall, creating the News Leaders Association. The merger of the two powerful journalism organizations comes at a time when the news media are under attack in unprecedented … [Read more...] about Q and A with Angie Muhs, a new leader with APME
Reporter’s interview with Chicago cop accused of murder prompts social media criticism
Christy Gutowski waited three years to speak with the white Chicago police officer accused of gunning down black teenager Laquan McDonald in 2014, a killing that exposed the police department’s fraught relationship with the community it is sworn to protect. But when Gutowski, a reporter at the Chicago Tribune, finally landed the scoop, the critical reaction on social media … [Read more...] about Reporter’s interview with Chicago cop accused of murder prompts social media criticism