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Editor of Southern Illinois paper makes national list for top young journalists

  • By Molly Walsh
  • April 8, 2019
  • 1 Comment on Editor of Southern Illinois paper makes national list for top young journalists

Managing a newsroom seems to come as easily to Mary J. Koester as carrying 100-pound weights up mountains, running.

Media News, Midwest, News and Opinion

As history is made in Chicago’s mayoral election, newsrooms struggle for diverse leadership

  • By Ian Karbal
  • April 1, 2019
  • 5 Comments on As history is made in Chicago’s mayoral election, newsrooms struggle for diverse leadership

On election night in late February in the East Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago, about 100 supporters and family members.

Media News, Midwest

Artificial Intelligence that can write stories and crunch data is spreading in newsrooms. That’s a good thing for journalists

  • By Ian Karbal
  • March 25, 2019
  • 4 Comments on Artificial Intelligence that can write stories and crunch data is spreading in newsrooms. That’s a good thing for journalists

In 2009, a team of researchers and students at Northwestern University developed software that fully automates the writing of.

Midwest

Syndicated Wisconsin editorial cartoonist gets hate mail from all over the country. His response? ‘Whatever’

  • By Alexandra Martinez
  • March 11, 2019
  • 1 Comment on Syndicated Wisconsin editorial cartoonist gets hate mail from all over the country. His response? ‘Whatever’

Phil Hands is either “a moron” or “brilliant,” depending on what he draws. The nationally syndicated editorial cartoonist at.

Midwest

Lee scraps Post-Dispatch’s copy desk

  • By Avis Meyer
  • March 4, 2019
  • 2 Comments on Lee scraps Post-Dispatch’s copy desk

A reflection And then there were none. The executives at Lee Enterprises, which bought the Post-Dispatch in 2005, have.

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