Getting a start in journalism
After finishing my first full-length article for the RedEye’s print publication, my editor Jim Walsh went over edits with me.
How conversation on social media can become stories on TribLocal and in the Chicago Tribune
Within minutes of the initial missing-person alert from local police, social media sites were buzzing about Jassen Strokosch. Where was he?...
Talking with communities, finding more stories
Always looking for a good story, reporters attend community conversation luncheons with pen in hand.
Could you explain the Higgs boson for me again slowly, please?
When a beat reporters go to work, they know what they’ll be covering: courts, crime, city hall, etc. General assignment...
Answering questions about the federal debt debate
Not surprisingly investors are worried about what a failed debt ceiling vote might do to their investments. But they are also starting to...
Chicago Tribune Federal Debt Talks stories
Many callers to the Chicago Tribune Reader Help Desk (312-222-3348) have asked about detailed coverage of the federal debt talks. As we...