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Media News, Midwest, News and Opinion

How journalists can cover mass shootings with compassion, respect and still ask tough questions

  • By Shonda Talerico Dudlicek
  • May 6, 2019

Reporter Megan Jones of the Aurora Beacon-News was one of the first reporters on the scene of a mass.

Media News, Midwest, News and Opinion

Shrinking newspapers: How staff shakeups jolted two Missouri papers

  • By Terry Ganey
  • April 29, 2019

In 2012, University of Missouri journalism professor Mike Jenner was making a presentation to students in a “Journalism and.

Midwest, News and Opinion

Yamiche Alcindor’s Haitian heritage shapes her journalism

  • By Amelia Blakely
  • April 29, 2019

Yamiche Alcindor, White House correspondent for the PBS Newshour, was enjoying her day off from a grueling beat last.

Media News, Midwest, News and Opinion

Mario García tells ‘The Story’

  • By Elio Leturia
  • April 22, 2019

“Nowadays it’s all about linear storytelling,” notes Mario R. García. That’s how readers consume news, scrolling down, connecting the.

Media News, Midwest, News and Opinion

Chicago media outlets ignored R. Kelly story for decades. We try to understand why.

  • By Bob Chiarito
  • April 15, 2019
  • 2 Comments on Chicago media outlets ignored R. Kelly story for decades. We try to understand why.

“There’s no way around it — South and West Side victims. The girls are all black except for one.” –Jim DeRogatis on why the Chicago media ignored the R. Kelly story for decades.

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