Insights on the Spring
Legislative Session |
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From the State Capitol in Springfield:
we hear from Kevin McDermott, Capitol Bureau Chief for the St. Louis
Post-Dispatch, and John Patterson, Capitol Bureau Chief for the
Arlington Daily Herald. These Capitol Correspondents share
their insights on the Spring legislative session and on the effort
to pass a new state budget as well as Illinois' first Capital Bill
in seven years.
Recorded April 30, 2008.
Aired the week of May 5, 2008. 20 minutes. |
Forum on the New Media |
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From the Annual Meeting of the National Conference of State
Legislatures in Boston, Massachusetts:
a panel discusses how old media has cut
back on covering government, while new media is moving to fill the
void. We also hear how new media outlets are impacting
journalism through coverage of government proceedings thereby
opening the democratic process.
For more information on the National
Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL),
click here.
Recorded August 8,
2007. 1 hour & 35 minutes. |
Reporting on Teacher
Misconduct in Schools |
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From Springfield:
Journalist Scott Reeder, Springfield Bureau Chief for the Small
Newspaper Group, discusses his investigative series that found
Illinois schools have no structure to investigate or correct
allegations of teacher misconduct. As a result, Reeder says he
has found some individuals who have been convicted of serious crimes
in other states who are now working in Illinois classrooms.
For more information, visit
http://hiddenviolations.com
Recorded December 14, 2007.
Aired the week of December 24, 2007. 40 minutes. |
Citizen Engagement Through
State Public Affairs Networks
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From Boston, Massachusetts:
legislators attending this year's annual meeting of the National
Conference of State Legislatures hear a panel discuss issues
associated with televising state government. More than 20
states now have unedited televised coverage of state government.
Recorded August 9, 2007.
Aired the week of October 1, 2007. 1 hour & 30 minutes. |
Capitol Correspondents'
Statehouse Insights |
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From
the State Capitol in Springfield:
statehouse reporters Kurt Erikson with
the Pantagraph and Dave McKinney with the Chicago Sun-Times discuss
the recently passed state budget and how growing political tensions
may effect passage of a Capital Budget.
Recorded August 29, 2007.
Aired the week of September 3, 2007. 15 minutes. |
Negotiations on State
Operating & Capital Budgets |
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From
the State Capitol in Springfield: we go
one-on-one with lawmakers and journalists to hear the inside story
of negotiations on forming a new state budget. We hear why an
expansion of gambling may be the lynchpin to a new budget and hold
the key to increased spending on Illinois' infrastructure and
schools.
Recorded August 8, 2007.
Aired the week of August 13, 2007. 25 minutes. |
Issues Behind the Budget
Deadlock |
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From
the State Capitol in Springfield:
lawmakers, journalist Aaron Chambers, and Comptroller Daniel Hynes
discuss reasons behind the continuing deadlock in efforts to create
a new state budget and what would happen if state government is
forced to shut down.
Recorded July 31, 2007.
Aired the week of August 6, 2007. 30 minutes. |
Capitol Correspondents on the
Legislative Agenda
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From the State Capitol in Springfield:
we talk with two members of the Capitol Press Corps, John Patterson
of the Daily Herald and Kurt Erickson of Lee Enterprises, to hear
what they think will be among the major issues facing this new
legislature during the Spring Session.
Recorded January 31,
2007. Aired the week of February 5, 2007. 10 minutes. |
Broadcast Journalism and
Business Considerations |
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From the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern
University in Evanston:
former MSNBC President Richard Kaplan discusses balancing
journalism's ethics with business responsibilities. In this
speech, Mr. Kaplan discusses what he says is the need for commercial
broadcasters to gain ratings while still holding high journalistic
standards. Mr. Kaplan left MSNBC about three months after this
speech was delivered.
Recorded March 6,
2006. Aired the week of December 25, 2006. 1 hour and 15 minutes. |
Commercial Media's Political
Coverage |
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From Chicago:
our one-on-one interview with
Cindi Canary, Executive Director of the Illinois Campaign for
Political Reform. She discusses the findings of a study which
examined the amount of time television newscasts dedicated to
covering the recent election.
Recorded November 21,
2006.
Aired the week of December 4, 2006. 13 minutes. |
Journalism Ethics |
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From the University of Illinois
College of Law in Urbana: legal experts discuss the ethics of
journalism. We hear discussions on print ethics, broadcast
ethics, and other issues facing journalists as technology quickens
the pace of reporting. This program is courtesy of the
University of Illinois College of Law and WCIA-TV.
Recorded Spring 2006.
Aired the week of July 31, 2006. 30 minutes. |
John Cruickshank:
Publisher & COO of the Chicago
Sun-Times |
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From Chicago: John
Cruickshank, Publisher of the Chicago Sun-Times, discusses the
challenges facing newspapers in an era of the Internet.
Recorded March 20, 2006.
Aired the week of July 31, 2006. 25 minutes. |
Editorial Pages' Influence in
the Political Process |
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From the Union League Club in Chicago:
a panel of editorial page editors discuss the role of the editorial
page in an election year. We hear how they go about endorsing
candidates and to what extent newspaper editorials still matter.
Panelists include editorial page editors from the Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Sun-Times, Daily Herald, and Daily Southtown.
Recorded February 28,
2006.
Aired the week of May 29, 2006. 1 hour and 20 minutes. |
Reporting on the War in Iraq |
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From Southern Illinois University - Carbondale (SIUC):
Washington Post Reporter Jackie Spinner tells an audience what
she learned while covering the war in Iraq and describes life there.
Ms. Spinner is a 1992 graduate of SIUC.
Recorded February 22,
2006. Aired the week of May 22, 2006. 30 minutes. |
Media Convergence:
The Chicago Tribune's New
Washington Bureau |
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From Washington, DC:
a look at the brand new Washington Bureau of the Chicago Tribune.
Using the latest technologies, the
Bureau gathers reports from their print and broadcast reporters in a
variety of DC locations and delivers those stories in a variety of
electronic forms. In addition to seeing the new technologies,
we hear a portion of a traditional morning editorial roundtable,
where reporters and editors discuss what to cover and why.
Recorded April 20, 2006.
Aired the week of May 22, 2006. 40 minutes. |
Chicago Sun-Times, UIC Forum
Examines America's Political Divisions |
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From the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC):
the first in a series of policy forums co-hosted by the Chicago
Sun-Times and the University of Illinois at Chicago. Sun-Times
Columnist Robert Novak and Washington Bureau Chief Lynn Sweet are
joined by political scientists from UIC to discuss the political
fault lines in American politics and what this portends for the fall
elections. This forum is moderated by broadcast journalist and
Sun-Times Columnist, Carol Marin.
Recorded April 19, 2006.
Aired the week of May 15, 2006. 1 hour and 15 minutes. |
Bill Kurtis: Reflections on 40
Years in Broadcasting |
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From the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum in Springfield:
in another in the series of "Evenings to Remember," Historian
Richard Norton Smith discusses the changing nature of television
journalism with Broadcaster Bill Kurtis. Mr. Kurtis' broadcast
career began in 1966 and includes work for CBS Television, anchoring
for WBBM-TV in Chicago, and producing documentaries and
investigative reports for the Arts and Entertainment Network.
Recorded March 8, 2006.
Aired the week of April 24, 2006. 1 hour and 30 minutes. |
 Connecting with Washington:
The Media and Technology
This program is
archived. Click on the photo to view via video-stream. |
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From Washington, DC:
an examination at how the last 100 years of changing technology has
also altered the way journalists report and connect citizens to the
issues and events on Capitol Hill. We hear from U.S. Senate
Historian Donald Ritchie, Broadcast Journalist Dave McConnell, and
C-SPAN's Gary Ellenwood.
Recorded March, 2006.
Aired the week of March 27, 2006. 40 minutes. |
Lynn Sweet: Chicago Sun-Times
Washington Bureau Chief
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From Washington, DC: Chicago Sun-Times Washington
Bureau Chief Lynn Sweet discusses how recent scandals in Congress
are affecting House GOP leadership. We also hear about two of
Illinois' more competitive Congressional races: the 6th
Congressional District, where candidates are seeking to fill the
seat of retiring Republican Representative Henry Hyde, and the 8th
Congressional District, where Freshman Representative Melissa Bean
is seeking reelection for the first time.
Recorded January 13,
2006. Aired the week of January 23, 2006. 14 minutes. |
Insights from a Career in
International Reporting |
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From Southern Illinois University Carbondale: Walter
Rodgers, SIUC alumnus and former International Reporter for CNN,
shares his insights on international affairs and reflects on his
experiences. Mr. Rodgers spent nearly 25 years reporting on
events around the world, including a stint as an embedded reporter
in Iraq in 2003.
Recorded October 6,
2005. Aired the week of December 25, 2005. 1 hour. |
Television and the Public
Interest |
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From Chicago: a conversation between Journalist Carol Marin
and former FCC Chairman Newton Minow. They discuss the
changing standards of broadcast journalism and whether today's
broadcasters are serving the public interest in their coverage of
government and public policy.
Recorded November 15,
2005. Aired the week of November 20, 2005. 40 minutes. |
Capitol Correspondent Profile:
Rich Miller |
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From Springfield: media coverage
of state government is generally provided by a relatively small
group of reporters working in print, radio, and television.
Who are they? How do they cover state government? These
questions are examined in a new series we call "Capitol
Correspondent." In this installment, we hear from Rich Miller,
publisher of "Capitol Fax," a subscription-based service focusing on
policy and politics.
For more information on
Capitol Fax, visit:
www.capitolfax.com.
Recorded March 15, 2005.
Aired the week of March 20, 2005. 8 minutes. |
Mid-Term Evaluation of the Blagojevich
Administration |
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From
Springfield: Capitol Journalists give a review of the Blagojevich
Administration as it reaches the half-way mark of a four-year term.
We hear from Kevin McDermott, Capitol Bureau Chief for the St. Louis
Post-Dispatch; Bernie Schoenburg, political reporter and columnist for
the Springfield State Journal-Register; and Jim Nowlan, former
legislator and now Senior Fellow at the Institute of Government and
Public Affairs at the University of Illinois.
This program is
underwritten in part by the
Institute of Government and Public Affairs at the University of Illinois
and the
Center for State Policy and
Leadership at the University of Illinois at Springfield.
Recorded
January 26, 2005. Aired the week of February 13, 2005.
80 minutes. |
Prisoners of War and Media Coverage |
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From
the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University in Evanston:
a discussion by two men who at one time were Prisoners of War. One
was a POW in Vietnam, and the other, a POW during the current war in
Iraq. They discuss changes since Vietnam in the media's coverage
of wars and the soldiers who fight them.
Recorded
November 8, 2004. Aired the week of January 23, 2005.
60 minutes. |
An Illinois Profile |
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From McLean, VA: Marcia Bullard discusses her duties as the CEO of USA
Weekend Magazine.
Recorded February 9, 2004.
Re-Aired the week of August
29, 2004.
21 minutes.
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Journalism
That Matters |
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From
the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University in
Evanston: Investigative reporter Renee Ferguson discusses
her work and how her reports led to changes in questionable past
procedures, such as United States Immigration services strip
searching black women at O'Hare Airport. Her address is
entitled Journalism that Matters.
Recorded
April 19, 2004.
Aired the week of July 25, 2004.
50
minutes.
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Accessing
News and Information in the Era of Media Convergence |
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From the Medill School of
Journalism at Northwestern University in Evanston: We hear the insights of Dennis FitzSimons, CEO of the Tribune Company. Mr. FitzSimons
discusses the impact of new technologies and government regulations on both
those that sell information, and on those that consume it.
Recorded November , 2003.
Aired the week of December 28, 2003. 45 minutes. |
Ethics In Journalism |
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From Knox College in
Galesburg: A lively panel discussion with leading journalists, who discuss
trends in journalism and what ethics should apply in today's electronic
age. This is a must see for those who report the news and those who view
it. The panelists include Bob Jamison of ABC News, who is a graduate of
Knox College.
Recorded October 16, 2003.
Aired the week of November 30, 2003.
2 hours. |
Writing Fact and Fiction |
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From the Medill
School of Journalism at Northwestern University in Evanston: Jack Fuller, President of the Tribune Publishing
Company, is joined by noted fiction author Scott Turow. The two
discuss the disciplines of writing for fact and fiction, and how each is
based on writing from life's experiences.
Recorded January 16, 2003. Aired the week of August 16, 2003. 60
minutes. |
Illinois
Profile: C-SPAN
Vice President Rob Kennedy |
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From Washington,
DC: Rob Kennedy, Vice President of C-SPAN, discusses his
Illinois roots and how his education at the University of Illinois
in Urbana-Champaign and his business degree from the University of
Chicago helps him manage the network that brings the US Congress
to living rooms across America.
Recorded
July 2, 2003. Aired the week of July 27, 2003. 20
minutes.
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Susan Page Discusses
Presidential Election Issues and Politics |
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From the Medill
School of Journalism at Northwestern University in Evanston: As Washington
Bureau Chief for USA Today, Susan Page in one of the leading journalists
covering national politics. In this one hour presentation at the Medill
School of Journalism, she shares her insights into the upcoming presidential
election.
Recorded
April 28, 2003. Aired the week of May 25, 2003. 60 minutes. |
A Conversation with
Vickie Walton-James |
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From Washington,
DC: The Tribune
Company has one of the largest bureaus in Washington. How are the
stories there selected and reported? Which stories in DC are covered
for Illinois audiences, and by what standards? This encore
presentation with Vickie Walton James, Washington Bureau Chief for the Chicago
Tribune, covers the issues on the what and why of bureau journalism.
Recorded February, 2003. Aired the week of May 11, 2003.
Re-Aired the weeks of September 7, 2003 and April 18, 2004. 25
minutes. |
NPR's Scott Simon: Covering the
News in Times of Conflict |
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From the Medill
School of Journalism at Northwestern University in Evanston: National
Public Radio host Scott Simon discusses his past war coverage and shares
his insights on reporting from war zones.
Recorded January 27, 2003. Aired the week of March 24, 2003. 1
hour. |
Proposed
Changes in Gambling Legislation |
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From the State Capitol in Springfield:
Aaron Chambers, the Capitol Bureau Chief for Illinois Issues
Magazine, discusses his recent article about proposed
legislative changes that would allow for an increase in gambling
within Illinois.
Recorded March 5, 2003. 15 minutes.
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