Earlier this week, a friend of Chicago Tribune investigative reporter Christy Gutowski was walking past her 22-year-old daughter’s bedroom and heard Gutowski’s voice. Gutowski hadn’t stopped for a visit, however. Her voice was coming from a podcast the news outlet launched in an attempt to reach a younger demographic of its in-depth reporting. The eight-episode Unsealed … [Read more...] about Chicago Tribune creates podcast to lure younger demographic to investigative series marking 40th anniversary of Tylenol murders
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Reporter not required to testify in R. Kelly trial even without federal shield law in place
Although reporter Jim DeRogatis could have been forced to testify in the recent R. Kelly trial in Chicago, a federal judge declined to make him, deciding that defense attorneys had not made their case. It was a surprise–and a relief–for DeRogatis, who broke the R. Kelly sexual-abuse story in 2000 and has reported on it for the Chicago Sun-Times, Buzzfeed and The New Yorker … [Read more...] about Reporter not required to testify in R. Kelly trial even without federal shield law in place
Newly laid off Gannett journalists look for work in shrinking industry
Darrel Rowland was the Columbus Dispatch's longest-serving news journalist when Edwina Blackwell Clark, the paper's executive editor, called him into her office in August. It was the day after the staff learned Gannett, the Dispatch's parent company, had learned the paper would be affected by the conglomerate’s disappointing second fiscal quarter. Changes and cuts were … [Read more...] about Newly laid off Gannett journalists look for work in shrinking industry
From competition to collaboration: How an evolving media landscape influences teamwork in the newsroom, classroom
Five local reporters crowd into a large tent to listen to the Rockford mayor announce the city’s newest low-income housing development; three work for TV stations, one for the local daily newspaper and one for the alt-weekly across town. We each return to our respective newsrooms and file daily stories, including this one I wrote for the Register Star. But what about the more … [Read more...] about From competition to collaboration: How an evolving media landscape influences teamwork in the newsroom, classroom
St. Louis start-up that funds news sites is financing and profiting from the alt-right
A much-heralded Washington Avenue startup led by some of the top names in St. Louis tech and venture capital is far more extensively tied to the alt-right than previously reported.. Last spring the Gateway Journalism Review reported that LockerDome, now known as Decide Technologies, had maintained a long business relationship with the Gateway Pundit, a … [Read more...] about St. Louis start-up that funds news sites is financing and profiting from the alt-right