Articles filed under Inside the Newsroom
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Behind the Curtain: "How We Got the Picture"Jul 01, 2019 1:00 am - When I saw my assignment for a story on Elgin honoring Mama Lee's Gourmet Popcorn as a successful black-owned business, I racked my brain trying to visualize how to phot...
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A story's route from reporter's notes to your eyesJul 01, 2019 1:00 am - Years ago, stories flew around the newsroom typed on paper carried by copy boys, from reporters to editors to copy editors to the composing room. These days, it's easy t...
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How we got the story: Covering the Spring Awakening Music FestivalJun 30, 2019 1:00 am - I admit it: I wasn't thrilled when I was assigned to cover the second day of the Spring Awakening Music Festival in Hoffman Estates last month. Although I have pretty ex...
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Not quite 'Dear Abby,' but a story tellerJun 19, 2019 1:00 am - When multiplatform editor Deb Finken was in eighth grade, she was voted "Most Likely to Replace Dear Abby." Did her classmates choose that superlative because she alway...
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Reflecting the human condition a passion for this reporterJun 14, 2019 1:00 am - Watching 24/7 CNN coverage of the Persian Gulf War was a brutal introduction to the world, and to journalism. Yet, that's what sparked Madhu Krishnamurthy's passion for ...
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Why we avoid naming mass killersJun 14, 2019 1:00 am - Do you know the name of the man who shot up the Henry Pratt factory in Aurora, killing five people, earlier this year? I don't. Honestly. I'm not sure I ever did. And I ...
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Beyond the Byline: Mike Smith, Daily Herald sports editorJun 08, 2019 1:00 am - Sports Editor Mike Smith oversees the daily Section 2 report of everything from preps to pros. He joined The Daily Herald more than 19 years ago as weekend editor, and f...
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Beyond the Byline: Variety, thrills mark career of photojournalist Mark WelshJun 04, 2019 1:00 am - Every day is a different reality is how Mark Welsh, photographer for the Daily Herald for the past 33 years, describes his career. Mark has in that time frame met diffe...
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Beyond the Byline: Finding stunning details in everyday scenesJun 04, 2019 12:00 am - John Starks is a nationally recognized photographer who has a knack for seeing unique details in ordinary moments. The trait has become so linked to his work that his co...
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THE MOVIE OF THE MONTH: "All the President's Men"Jun 03, 2019 1:00 am - It would be hard to beat the Robert Redford-Dustin Hoffman combo for any movie subject, but when they teamed up to portray Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein for the 1976 f...