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Two SIUC graduates make Editor & Publisher list of inspiring young journalists

February 23, 2023 by Elizabeth Tharakan

Photojournalist Tiffany Blanchette was standing with a family after their house had burned down just east of Kankakee, Il when the family's lost cat appeared. Blanchette captured the touching scene with her camera.  For Blanchette, 33, this was a particularly rewarding moment in her early career as a photojournalist. Another such moment was when a Bradley, Illinois, … [Read more...] about Two SIUC graduates make Editor & Publisher list of inspiring young journalists

Journalism collaborations help produce community impact, policy solutions

June 30, 2022 by Robin Sluzas

When the Covid-19 pandemic first hit, weekly and smaller newspapers scrambled to provide coverage of the huge global story affecting their readerships even though they had much smaller staff and fewer resources than the city’s larger media outlets. But for publications like the South Side Weekly, Wednesday Journal and Loop North News in and around Chicago, it was not a story … [Read more...] about Journalism collaborations help produce community impact, policy solutions

‘It’s not as bad as I thought’: An examination of how the pandemic impacted news organizations in eight Midwestern states

May 4, 2021 by Christopher Heimerman

It could have been worse. Much worse. In fact, the executive director of the Missouri Press Association expected the COVID-19 pandemic to gut a local newspaper industry already reeling from more than a decade of competition from free digital content, rising newsprint costs and circulation declines. Seven of the state’s 200 or so newspapers ceased publishing in 2020, while … [Read more...] about ‘It’s not as bad as I thought’: An examination of how the pandemic impacted news organizations in eight Midwestern states

Rockford Register Star executive reflects on 40-year career in journalism

March 23, 2021 by Christopher Heimerman

Back when misinformation was a slow burn, as opposed to the raging inferno journalists are currently fighting, Mark Baldwin was already enlisting help to douse the flames. About 10 years ago, the recently retired executive editor of the Rockford Register Star began bringing Alan Miller of the News Literacy Project to Associated Press Media Editors and American Society of … [Read more...] about Rockford Register Star executive reflects on 40-year career in journalism

Midwest reporters reflect on sale of Warren Buffett papers to Lee Enterprises

February 4, 2020 by Kamrin Baker and Amelia Blakely

Like many of her colleagues at the Omaha World-Herald, Jessica Wade said she was blind-sided by news last week that Warren Buffett was selling his hometown newspaper to Lee Enterprises Inc.  “There seem to be two different reactions to the sale: anxiety over what this means for job security and our ability to provide holistic news to the community; and cold indifference … [Read more...] about Midwest reporters reflect on sale of Warren Buffett papers to Lee Enterprises

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