Articles filed under Inside the Newsroom
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Beyond the Byline: Kevin Dollear, persnickety grammar nerdJul 11, 2022 1:00 am - Kevin Dollear joined the Daily Herald as a multiplatform editor in August 2016 and has been a persnickety grammar nerd since his birth in 1990. He created a copy editor...
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How we got the story: meeting the climate communityJul 09, 2022 1:00 am - In taking on a full-time climate change reporter this summer, the Daily Herald launched its effort to take a global subject and bring it home to the suburbs. We view gl...
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Policy Corner: How quickly we identify a crime suspect first called 'a person of interest'Jul 09, 2022 1:00 am - When police and the FBI put out a call for "a person of interest" in the Highland Park July 4 parade shooting, we had a decision to make quickly. They identified him by ...
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From the Editor: Emergency news team formed to cover a holiday mass shootingJul 09, 2022 1:00 am - It happened the way most of these things do - out of the clear blue, with no warning. A week ago, Managing Editor Lisa Miner rang me and breathlessly said, "There's been...
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How We Got The Picture: Reflection on graduationJul 06, 2022 1:00 am - This spring was very busy for the photo staff at the Daily Herald. Two years ago, most graduation ceremonies and state sports competitions were canceled due to COVID-19....
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From the Editor: Not making mass shooters household namesJun 04, 2022 1:00 am - Buffalo. Uvalde. Tulsa. Three mass killings in less than three weeks. Much has been written about each shooting: an 18-year-old white supremacist kills 10 and wounds thr...
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How We Got The Story: When a national tragedy hits close to homeJun 03, 2022 1:00 am - The news out of Uvalde was horrific. We grieved as we learned the depths of the tragic shooting - 19 students and two teachers killed. Then we discovered that Layla Sala...
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Policy Corner: When to run graphic photographsJun 02, 2022 1:00 am - Sadly, many graphic news photographs are available these days. Brutal images have come out of Ukraine day after day. And heartbreaking images have emerged from Uvalde, T...
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Beyond the Byline: Eric Peterson, Schools and Government ReporterMay 02, 2022 1:00 am - Eric Peterson currently covers Schaumburg, Hoffman Estates, Bartlett, Streamwood, Hanover Park and school districts 54 and 211 for the Daily Herald. He joined the paper ...
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How We Got The Story: A sobering look at wounded officer's rehab workMay 02, 2022 1:00 am - I have been following the case of the shooting of Bensenville Police Officer Steven Kotlewski from the day it happened in November. I wrote about the first, and several ...