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Author: Jackie Spinner

Jackie Spinner is the editor of Gateway Journalism Review. She is a journalism professor at Columbia College Chicago and faculty advisor to the Columbia Chronicle.

New democracy editor position at Associated Press should be model for all newsrooms

News and Opinion
July 7, 2022July 8, 2025
by Jackie Spinner

The Associated Press recently announced that it was creating a new position for a “democracy editor.” It tapped a long-time……

Rethinking culture that encourages journalists to be ‘vultures’ when reporting on mass shooting

Opinion
June 2, 2022June 1, 2022
by Jackie Spinner

In the immediate aftermath of the killings at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, journalists tried to piece together exactly……

New documentary about town of Morocco in Indiana tries to tell ‘honest’ story

Opinion
May 5, 2022May 4, 2022
by Jackie Spinner

A few years ago I started making documentary films, which has been a new experience for this longtime newspaper reporter,……

‘Financial hazing’ of new journalism hires ultimately hurts all of us

Opinion
April 14, 2022April 13, 2022
by Jackie Spinner

A journalism student about to graduate and enter the job market recently shared on social media that she was nervous……

Local news outlets can help readers vet credible sources of information on invasion in Ukraine

Opinion
March 3, 2022March 2, 2022
by Jackie Spinner

This morning as soon as I woke up, I went immediately to search for news from Ukraine. It’s hard to……

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