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Broadcast Journalism Showcase

Broadcast Journalism Showcase

 

Online News Association
http://www.onlinenewsassociation.org
An association of online journalists who produce news for the Internet or other digital delivery systems.

Poynter Institute http://www.poynter.org
The Poynter Institute is a school for journalists, future journalists, and teachers of journalists. The Web site is updated daily with a mix of information, tools and resources for journalists.

RTNDA
http://www.rtnda.org
The Radio-Television News Directors Association is the world's largest professional organization exclusively serving the electronic news profession. The organization consists of more than 3,000 news directors, news associates, educators and students.

TVSPY
http://www.tvspy.com
Insider resource for TV industry professionals. News, information, job listings and more.

UNITY
http://www.unityjournalists.org
A strategic alliance that advocates fair and accurate news coverage and challenges the industry to staff its organizations to reflect the nation’s diversity.

Chicago TV Academy
http://www.chicagoemmyonline.org
National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences -Chicago/MidwestChapter

 


 

Meg White
Graduate student

Though the current housing crunch has been brewing for years, "subprime" is now on the tips of tongues across the nation. In fact, it was recently named "word of the year" by the American Dialect Society, beating out other popular terms such as Facebook and waterboarding.
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Anyela Arango
Metro Minutes

in A look at the relationship between poverty and privilege. Metro Minute’s Anyela Arango introduces us to a Waukegan man who owns the lot he lives on, but is still missing a place to call home.
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Nina Criscuolo
Newsbeat

Columbia College Chicago’s Weisman Scholarship helps students to complete their creative projects and gives them a place to showcase their work. Newsbeat’s Nina Criscuolo takes us to the Hoken Annex where these pieces of art are displayed.
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Michelle Cooper
Metro Minutes

Slang utilized by today’s young adults can be found in A SPECIAL dictionary. Metro’s Minute’s Michelle Cooper reports on the Urban Dictionary, and its origins.
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Damon Maloney
METRO MINUTES

Chicago’s South Side is home to a number of African-American churches. Greater Harvest Missionary Baptist Church, founded in 1912, has been building its dream sanctuary for the past 10 years. Before the congregation moved into its new building, journalism student Damon Maloney talked with members about what they’ll miss most about their old home.
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Nichole Odijk
Newsbeat

Students from Columbia College Chicago’s Dance Center recently competed for the opportunity to choreograph a piece for the department’s annual student performance night. Newsbeat’s Nichole Odijk reports on the intensity of the contest.
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Michael Pache
Newsbeat

Nearly 32 years ago, the Chicago Police Department thought it had found the man responsible for the rape and murder of a young South Side girl. Today, however, wrongly convicted Michael Evans is working to reclaim his lost years.
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Lisa Pietrzaka
Metro Minutes

Columbia College is home to more than 50 student-run organizations. Common Ground is the latest group to organize at the college. It focuses on issues relating to gay, lesbian, transgender, bisexual identities. Metro Minute’s Lisa Pietrzaka shows how the organization is helping to create change.
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