Articles filed under Inside the Newsroom
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Enough elements together in one photo can tell the storyApr 28, 2022 1:00 am - It was dark and cold in early March, and I was happy to have an indoor assignment that included music and happy people to photograph. Madcats nightclub in Palatine hadn'...
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Policy Corner: Why we avoid 'horse-racing' election storiesApr 28, 2022 1:00 am - We're providing coverage of the local elections starting with the June 28 primary, but we do set guidelines for ourselves on the articles we'll publish. Among the big on...
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Beyond the Byline: Senior director of visual journalism Jeff KnoxApr 04, 2022 1:00 am - Jeff Knox is the senior director of visual journalism at the Daily Herald. Knox joined the Daily Herald as a staff photographer in the DuPage bureau in 1990 and has bee...
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Policy corner: The scrutiny we give to photographs of politicians and candidatesMar 29, 2022 1:00 am - We always scrutinize the photographs we use, and now in the primary election season, we watch carefully which photos we use of people in or running for public office. Es...
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From the Editor: Building on a strong foundation of Daily Herald leadershipMar 24, 2022 1:00 am - I first walked into the Daily Herald newsroom more years ago than I care to count. Fresh out of college, I was young and eager. Editors John Lampinen and Bill Hill dubbe...
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How We Got The Story: Catching up with two Ukranian women professionals two years apartMar 24, 2022 1:00 am - Rolling stones, and journalists, gather no moss. That's because we never stand still. We keep moving from one story or crisis to the next. The news business is all about...
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Behind the Curtain- finding the impactful photoMar 22, 2022 1:00 am - After planning, much of photojournalism is observing and reacting. But it's important that the observation be an active process. A couple of months ago, Kane County hel...
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From the Editor: Our experts entering a new phase of COVID-19 coverageMar 07, 2022 12:00 am - Marni Pyke covered her first coronavirus press conference on Jan. 24, 2020. Chicago Health Commissioner Allison Arwady said officials were taking the disease "very serio...
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Beyond the Byline: High School Sports Editor John RadtkeMar 07, 2022 12:00 am - High School Sports Editor John Radtke grew up a high school sports junkie, officially starting his journalism career as a sophomore at Burlington Central High School, wr...
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When the phone rings and a rock star's on the lineMar 05, 2022 12:00 am - I'm not sure Tom Higgenson's grandma realizes exactly how famous he really is. Come February, we on the Daily Herald copy desk look forward to an email from her asking ...