Tag: political reporting

College journalists face stigma as they prepare to cover political conventions

In late June in Chicago, after a routine hearing in a federal lawsuit against the city brought by a coalition of protest groups that want closer access to the Democratic National Convention, the plaintiffs and their attorneys gathered in the lobby of the Dirksen Federal Courthouse for a short press conference.  This happens regularly at…

Journalist’s book on former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan fills in gaps of two storied careers

Ray Long is either the luckiest man in Illinois journalism or he has an inside source. His just-released book about former Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan came out only a few weeks after a headline making 22-count federal indictment was filed by the U.S. Justice Department against the 79-year-old career politician.  “I turned…