“I have been struck since my first day on the campaign trail back in 2018 by the overwhelming whiteness and maleness of Chicago media outlets, editorial boards, the political press corps, and yes, the City Hall press corps specifically,” Mayor Lori Lightfoot said in a two-page letter dated May 19 that was sent to the major news outlets in the city to explain her decision to offer Black and Brown journalists a rare interview opportunity.
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Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s decision to “exclusively” provide one-on-one interviews to journalists of color ahead of her two-year anniversary set off a firestorm on Twitter, and in the city’s newsrooms.
But Why, VPR’s podcast for curious kids, worked with the Vermont Agency of Education to broadcast a
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‘Our Moms Have To Talk’: Pocket Dial Connects Grieving Moms Reporter Nina Keck shared the story of two women, living a couple dozen miles away from each other, who both lost a child in the last decade. Both children, oddly enough, were named Sam F. And both have mothers connected through an inadvertent phone call.
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Brave Little State As the urgent stories of 2020 compounded, Brave Little State, VPR s people-powered journalism show, continually pivoted to address listeners curiosity about COVID-19, racial reckoning and the role of disinformation in the 2020 presidential election.
The station was awarded a Regional Murrow for Excellence in Sound and Excellence in Writing. Author: FOX61 Staff Updated: 3:51 PM EDT May 6, 2021
HARTFORD, Conn. FOX61 has been honored with two prestigious 2021 Radio Television Digital News Association (RTNDA) Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for Excellence in Sound and Writing.
The station was awarded a Regional Murrow for Excellence in Sound for “Songs of Silence.”
FOX61 reporter Jimmy Altman and videographer Sean McKeever tell the story of how the choir at St. Bernard’s High School in Montville, Connecticut overcame the challenges of not being able to sing during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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May 6, 2021 | 1:19 PM
WASHINGTON (KFGO) – KFGO News has again been honored by the world’s largest professional broadcast news organization with a regional Edward R. Murrow Award, named after the legendary CBS News radio and television reporter.
The Radio-Television Digital News Association has recognized KFGO News in the breaking news category for continuous coverage of the rioting in downtown Fargo last May. It came after a day of peaceful protests following the death of George Floyd. The entry will now be considered for a national Murrow award.
“The regional RTDNA Edward R. Murrow Award recipients we announce today produced extraordinary journalism that brought clarity and context to 2020’s biggest news stories,” said RTDNA Chairwoman Andrea Stahlman. “The winning work demonstrates dedication, determination and a commitment to the highest ethical standards enshrined in RTDNA’s Code of Ethics.”
Gray’s NBC affiliate in Lansing, Mich., taps WDIO Duluth, Minn., news chief to succeed Barbara Roethler.
By Mark K. Miller | May 3, 2021 | 9:52 a.m. ET.
Gray Television’s NBC affiliate WILX Lansing, Mich., has hired Mike Schram as news director. He will be just the third news director at the station in the past 24 years. He follows in the footsteps of longtime News Director Kevin Ragan, and most recently Barbara Roethler, who left for a leadership position with the Detroit Dept. of Public Health.
He is returning Mid-Michigan, an area that he knows well. After graduating from Michigan State University’s School of Journalism, he started his career as a newscast producer in Lansing. He then spent several years at WJRT Flint, before returning to Lansing as an assistant news director for five years.