Jim Slusher
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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 ...
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What editorial writers really hope forJan 16, 2020 12:00 am - On Sunday, we published an edited transcript of a conversation we had last week with Mark Galli, the Christianity Today editor who attracted the most attention of his ca...
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Remembering tragedy can be link to hopeJan 09, 2020 12:00 am - A.J. Freund died before his sixth birthday, but he may have accomplished something important in his difficult short life. That will not be because the Crystal Lake boy s...
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'Contest season' is a time to reflect and learnJan 06, 2020 12:00 am - As we step into a new year, it's only natural to reflect on the one just past. For news organizations, this is more than an introspective exercise; it's also a precursor...
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Introducing additional, new voices on issues of the dayDec 19, 2019 12:00 am - Sometimes, the impact of even the most eloquent voices can fade with time. Sometimes, we need to get accustomed to hearing from different voices just to keep ourselves a...
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A newsroom's sounds — and smells — when a story breaksDec 12, 2019 12:00 am - It is 12:01 p.m. last Thursday. Excited twitters and laughter spill into the newsroom as co-workers from all departments begin to gather in the break room for a holiday ...
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A day to remember life's consistent joysNov 28, 2019 12:00 am - An enduring stereotype of "the news" is that it's all bad, that the only stories that sell are the sensational or the bizarre. Not true. On Thanksgiving Day, I like to e...
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A district spent $2 million on artwork? The story of a story that wasn't a storyNov 21, 2019 12:00 am - Sometimes, journalism involves not reporting things that didn't happen. Here's an example: The caller, anonymous, was outraged. How, she wondered, could we not report t...
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A curious apology provides lesson for student journalistsNov 14, 2019 12:00 am - Journalism students at Northwestern University's renowned Medill School of Journalism are getting firsthand experience this week with one of the profession's most hallow...