SPJ DePaul Chapter Meeting: Gapers Block 101

SPJ DePaul’s final fall quarter 2013 chapter meeting featured Gapers Block co-founder Andrew Huff, who talked about the 10-year-old site’s history and future. Huff met for nearly an hour with more than 20 chapter members and prospective members. DePaul students live-tweeted the event at the #spjdepaul hashtag. SPJ DePaul programming will resume in January 2014 …

Mark Luckie Teaches Twitter Reporting Tools to Sun-Times, SPJ DePaul

Video streaming by Ustream Journalists can’t use Twitter as a promotional “one-way street” but rather to engage with followers and develop sourcing as part of well-rounded reporting and editing, said Mark Luckie, manager of news and journalism for Twitter. Luckie spoke Jan. 23 to Chicago Sun-Times staff and DePaul University journalism students and faculty as …

NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern Talks Political Coverage with SPJ DePaul

By Monica Carter Standing your ground, sticking to your ethics and sorting through all of the political spin are just some of the challenges faced by political reporters, NBC 5 Chicago reporter Mary Ann Ahern told DePaul journalism students on Tuesday. Ahern talked about her start at a Peoria television station 30 years ago as …