Jim Slusher
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Dealing with false equivalencies in the coverage of a foreign warOct 10, 2023 11:00 pm - As we began discussions Monday afternoon about how we would present the front-page description of the Israel-Gaza war, Daily Herald editors scrolled through picture afte...
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Banned books, newspapers, some personal history and the value of opennessOct 05, 2023 1:00 am - Here in the midst of National Banned Books Week - not irrelevantly also National Newspaper Week -, I come in praise of my high school English teacher. I have had many oc...
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Anatomy of a front page: Photos, stories, shifting news valuesSep 28, 2023 1:00 am - What we at the Daily Herald and many other newspapers call the "centerpiece" has been a mainstay of our front-page design for at least four decades. The concept is a der...
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A social media era twist on a familiar adage about trustSep 21, 2023 1:00 am - This editorial is a consensus opinion of the Daily Herald Editorial Board. Newspapers have a variable relationship with social media. Speaking for the Daily Herald,...
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In and out of the news, diverse interests defy stereotypesSep 14, 2023 1:00 am - Sometimes we think of it as cosmic injustice, that some people should be unusually gifted not in one arena of life alone but in many. Questions of divinity and fairness ...
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Columnist Jim Slusher: Covering a pennant race has its own appeal - and you can take partSep 07, 2023 1:00 am - This editorial is a consensus opinion of the Daily Herald Editorial Board. As I write this on Wednesday afternoon, the Chicago Cubs own a 76-64 record on the 2023 M...
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Two new things to watch for on the Opinion pageAug 31, 2023 1:00 am - In coming days, we'll be making a couple of adjustments to our Opinion page that will expand the variety in voices on major topics of discussion but will slightly alter ...
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The impulse to link judges to who appointed themAug 17, 2023 1:00 am - A curious phrase is slipping into news reporting, social media commentaries and public vernacular on court reporting. These days, every story about a judicial ruling on ...
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Understanding the separation of artistic criticism and politicsAug 03, 2023 1:00 am - In more than 45 years of working in journalism, I have never seen someone ask that a movie be reviewed. I have been told many times that a particular review stinks and t...
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Understanding diverse ways we share opinionsJul 27, 2023 1:00 am - We throw a lot of different voices at you on the Opinion page from day to day. Sorting among them can be confusing, so let's take a moment today to make sure things are ...