Articles filed under Inside the Newsroom
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How we got the story: Sources, digging were foundations of reports on Illinois tollwayJun 04, 2019 12:11 pm - In late 2017, the Daily Herald began a series of investigative stories that shined a light on questionable spending and cronyism at the Illinois tollway. Eventually, the...
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From customer service to coordinating community newsJan 31, 2020 8:28 pm - Norrine Twohey began her career with the Daily Herald in 1986 as a customer service representative in the Circulation department, resolving delivery complaints and billi...
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Behind the Curtain: Our newspaper quote for JuneJun 02, 2019 10:40 pm - "Journalism can never be silent. That is its greatest virtue and its greatest fault. It must speak and speak immediately, while the echoes of wonder, the claims of trium...
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Behind the Curtain: We want to show how we cover the newsJun 02, 2019 10:39 pm - To us, the process of covering the news seems obvious, usually simple but sometimes a little complicated. We view it as mainly common sense, clearly not rocket science, ...
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Behind the Curtain: We want to show how we cover the newsJun 02, 2019 10:44 pm - To us, the process of covering the news seems obvious, usually simple but sometimes a little complicated. We view it as mainly common sense, clearly not rocket science, ...
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Behind the Curtain: How we shot the 'Smashing Pumpkins'Jun 02, 2019 10:45 pm - We affectionately call this photo of Edward Maciejczyk of Palatine "Smashing Pumpkins," and you no doubt can understand where we came up with the title. Earlier this ye...
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Beyond the Byline: Lisa Miner, Metro EditorNov 27, 2019 2:25 pm - Lisa Friedman Miner's experience at the Daily Herald crosses many aisles of the newsroom. As metro editor, she plans, edits and oversees entertainment coverage in Time o...
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Why we ask permission to cover funeralsJun 02, 2019 10:43 pm - As newspeople, we've all lost loved ones. We're human, after all. We've all been to funerals. And many of us have had to cover funerals for the Daily Herald and other pu...
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Jun 02, 2019 10:41 pm - The choice was archaeology or journalism for Pam Baert. Her math and science scores always topped her English - but the need to know and the need to tell won out. So, it...
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Beyond the Byline: Neil Holdway, deputy managing editor for late newsOct 01, 2021 6:05 pm - Neil Holdway is the Daily Herald's deputy managing editor for late news. He is the lead editor at night, working directly on editing and laying out the front pages and t...