Articles filed under Inside the Newsroom
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How We Got The Photo: Virtual reality gaming not just for entertainmentDec 05, 2022 12:00 am - I spent a lot of time at Aladdin's Castle arcade in our small town mall of Pekin, Illinois, as a teenager. That was the place to hang out and stay out of trouble, so to ...
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From the Editor: Preparations already under way for spring local electionsDec 05, 2022 12:00 am - Somehow, election years manage to be both a sprint and a marathon for newsrooms. This year, we got a longer respite due to the unusual, redistricting-related delay of th...
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How We Got The Story: The value of backgrounding, prewrites and folos on the Bears beatDec 05, 2022 12:00 am - During a recent interview on his WLS afternoon radio show, host John Howell asked me if I had read all nine pages - along with 34 pages of attached exhibits - of the pre...
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Beyond the Byline: Brian Hill, Saturday Photo EditorOct 17, 2022 1:00 am - Officially, Brian Hill has been a photojournalist at the Daily Herald since fall of 2000, but since 2005, he's also been the Saturday photo editor. Juggling still images...
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Policy Corner: Why we delayed publishing our interview with a murder suspectOct 10, 2022 5:00 am - It's rare that people accused of major crimes want to be interviewed by us or any media. Ronald Dunbar, charged with murder in an April 2021 stabbing outside an Elmhurst...
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Policy Corner: Why we delayed publishing our interview with a murder suspectOct 10, 2022 5:00 am - It's rare that people accused of major crimes want to be interviewed by us or any media. Ronald Dunbar, charged with murder in an April 2021 stabbing outside an Elmhurst...
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From the Editor: How we went about covering our own birthdayOct 06, 2022 1:00 am - It's not every day we get to celebrate a milestone like this. Especially when it's ours. What would become the Daily Herald began humbly, as most newspapers do, nine yea...
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From the Editor: How we went about covering our own birthdayOct 06, 2022 1:00 am - It's not every day we get to celebrate a milestone like this. Especially when it's ours. What would become the Daily Herald began humbly, as most newspapers do, nine yea...
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How We Got The Picture: Warm elements combine for last-minute photoSep 27, 2022 1:00 am - It was near the end of one of those long, warm, calm summer days when I got the call to find a weather feature for the next day's Page 3. In the newspaper business, stor...
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How We Got The Picture: Warm elements combine for last-minute photoSep 27, 2022 1:00 am - It was near the end of one of those long, warm, calm summer days when I got the call to find a weather feature for the next day's Page 3. In the newspaper business, stor...