Jim Slusher
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Today's Recommended Read: "The Gene: An Intimate History" by Siddhartha MukherjeeApr 30, 2020 5:30 am - Siddhartha Mukherjee's "The Gene: An Intimate History" is a wonderful book to read at any time. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it may have even greater appeal. The book i...
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When no one knows the person who is sufferingApr 16, 2020 1:00 am - There are important voices we sometimes cannot share. I'm sharing one today. It is an unsigned letter to the editor we received. The Daily Herald does not publish anonym...
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Today's Recommended Read: "The Good Neighbor, The Life and Work of Fred Rogers"Apr 15, 2020 6:00 am - The dismal days of COVID-19 give us plenty to be depressed about. Here's a book that can lift your spirits. I'm not entirely sure why I decided to read "The Good Neighbo...
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Our workplace is lonelier, but goal of valuable news is even strongerApr 02, 2020 1:00 am - In May 2019, I wrote the following as the Daily Herald prepared to move from our offices just east of the intersection of Algonquin and Arlington Heights roads in Arling...
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Today's Recommended Read: "The Long, Dark Teatime Of The Soul" by Douglas AdamsMar 31, 2020 6:00 am - Although the late Douglas Adams' works have been translated successfully to broadcast and film, his greatest achievement is the joyous wordplay in every sentence that pr...
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Controlling the spread of hopelessnessMar 26, 2020 1:00 am - By Jim Slusher In a column for the Detroit Free Press this week, the writer and broadcast commentator Mitch Albom laid out a road map of sorts for news coverage of the n...
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Doom, gloom and the drive that strives to overcome it allMar 19, 2020 1:00 am - When I first started thinking about the theme for this column early last week, it was with the idea of sharing with you the impact on a newsroom of covering a sustained ...
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When your interest turns to local primaries, we have what you needMar 05, 2020 12:00 am - Considering the ceaseless cacophony on presidential politics in broadcast news and, to a large extent, on social media, it could come as a bit of a surprise to find that...
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When bad weather looms, journalism respondsFeb 27, 2020 12:00 am - There is no way for an editor to comfortably issue certain assignments to a reporter. There is no assignment too mundane for any reporter. These realities converged Mond...
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An opportunity for you to help strengthen protections a newspaper providesJan 30, 2020 12:00 am - We're just getting started on a collaborative project we intend to boost the Daily Herald's coverage of local and state news, and we're already seeing encouraging signs ...