Articles filed under Pulling Back The Curtain
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Beyond the Byline: Distinguished recognition
Nov 1, 2021 10:51 AM - Beyond the Byline: The college alma mater of Daily Herald Diversity Editor Madhu Krishnamurthy has recognized her as one of seven Distinguished Alumni for 2021. -
Pulling back the curtain: How we tried to define objectivity
Nov 1, 2021 5:30 AM - How do we define objectivity? We journalists have liked to say that we're objective. And we certainly have been told that we should be objective. But what does that mean, really? The Daily Herald formed an "Objectivity Council" to explore it and to ensure that our coverage is as objective as it can be. And we found that it isn't as simple as we or you may have thought. -
How We Got The Story: Staying out of the way let hero's story emerge
Oct 31, 2021 12:37 PM - The best way to tell a hero's story is to let them tell it. That's the approach we took when we talked to Lewis Medina of Aurora, a 60-year-old who pulled an unresponsive driver out of his vehicle just seconds before it was smashed by an oncoming train. -
Policy Corner: We takes matters of sensitivity seriously
Oct 31, 2021 12:37 PM - Managing Editor Jim Baumann discusses the newspaper's policy on showing sensitivity while reporting on tragedies. -
Huge display of flags brings order and remembrance of a chaotic event
Oct 31, 2021 12:38 PM - How We Got The Picture: Even from a vantage point of 200 feet overhead, it was impossible to capture the full scope of the huge Healing Field of Flags display in Oak Brook, but photographer John Starks explains how he was still able to show how the display brings order and remembrance to the chaotic events of Sept. 11, 2001. -
Pulling back the curtain: We've started an Objectivity Council
Nov 1, 2021 9:10 AM - How do we define objectivity? We journalists have liked to say that we're objective. And we certainly have been told that we should be objective. But what does that mean, really? The Daily Herald formed an "Objectivity Council" to explore it and to ensure that our coverage is as objective as it can be. And we found that it isn't as simple as we or you may have thought. -
Policy Corner: Our thoughts on pranks, bomb threats and vandalism
Oct 1, 2021 6:05 PM - Managing Editor Jim Baumann talks about the Daily Herald's position on covering pranks, vandalism and bomb threats. -
Coming Sunday: Stories that made a difference are the ones we remember most
Oct 1, 2021 11:00 AM - Editor John Lampinen provides a hint at how the Daily Herald newsroom values the stories it has reported over the years. -
Persistence and old-fashioned shoe leather found subject of 20-year-old photo
Oct 1, 2021 6:05 PM - How we got the story: Columnist Burt Constable describes how he tracked down the subject of a photo we used 20 years ago for our coverage of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. -
How we got the story: Digging for clues after helicopter emergency led to critical interview with pilot
Sep 7, 2021 8:23 PM - How we got the story: Digging for clues after helicopter emergency in Prospect Heights led to a critical interview with the pilot.
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