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There is a lot of trust in journalism. Actually, I should say there is a great need for trust in journalism. Reporters are trusted to get the facts straight and make their deadlines. Sources are trusted to provide information and refrain from outright lies. Readers trust news organizations to be accurate and transparent in their [...]

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This email went out to the Medill listserv this morning: “it is against the law in illinois to record telephone conversations without the permission of the other party.” Here was my reaction, minus the profanity: Come on guys, if this is not taught on literally the first day of class then it should be, and [...]

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There are two things all journalists do well: drinking and complaining. The skills are not taught in fancy lecture halls or found in any book; they are honed as the internships, boring beats, foul-mouthed editors and evasive politicians add up. When you walk into the newsroom at 7 a.m. to hear an editor yelling, “What [...]

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A spokesman for The Huffington Post told Time Out Chicago the online publication “has over 70 full-time writers, reporters, and editors who are paid.” You have MORE THAN 70 full-time writers (allegedly). MORE THAN!

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