Articles filed under Inside the Newsroom
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How We Got The Photo: Capturing the action at state finals for sportsFeb 26, 2022 12:00 am - High school sports are full of emotion and excitement, which makes for great photographs. The end of each season for some teams means a chance to go the IHSA state fina...
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Cow Pie Moo-lette was a Shermerfest highlightFeb 07, 2022 12:00 am - One of the more unusual - yet enjoyable - events that I've had the privilege of covering since being assigned to cover the Glenbrook area during the last 20 months was C...
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Beyond the Byline: Reporting intern Maria GardnerFeb 04, 2022 12:00 am - Maria Gardner is a graduate student intern covering the Illinois Statehouse for the Daily Herald as part of the University of Illinois Public Affairs Reporting program. ...
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Pulling back the curtain: Covering major spot news as it unfolds requires a team effortFeb 04, 2022 12:00 am - The text alert was ominous. "(ILL) Hampshire, IL| W/F| 300 Industrial Dr.| C-1401 o/s explosion in building P, now a structure fire, multiple victims req EMS, C-1401 is ...
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A retiree's ode to the newsroomJan 10, 2022 12:00 am - The way it starts, this may not seem like a love letter. But I'm burying the lead. In two decades as the editor of the Daily Herald, I rarely picked up a perfect paper. ...
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How We Got The Story: Setting aside dinner to cover a mall shootingJan 10, 2022 12:00 am - It was around 6:20 p.m. Dec. 23. I was working from home, and had just wrapped up my work day. I was contemplating what I could make or order for dinner, and about to tu...
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Letter from the Editor: My unwavering commitment to youJan 04, 2022 12:00 am - If it ain't broke, don't fix it. My alter ego, Grammar Moses, might have something to say about a lede like that, but as an ethos, the phrase has some merit. John Lampin...
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Dec 23, 2021 1:00 am - "The first duty of a newspaper is to be accurate. If it be accurate, it follows that it is fair." - Herbert Bayard Swope, legendary early-20th century reporter and edito...
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Dec 23, 2021 1:00 am - "Long words and complex sentences are intended to add importance to something unimportant." - Jack Mabley ...
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Dec 23, 2021 12:00 am - "How can you write if you can't cry?" - Ring Lardner ...