By David Gordon, associate editor
Since the last “Behind the Post” column back in May, a lot has been happening at the CVPost.
Here’s an update, and a few thoughts, on some of those developments.
To read further, click on the headline.
Community Supported Journalism
Christena O’Brien became the second long-time reporter to leave the Eau Claire Leader-Telegram in the past four months when she finishrd her final shift last week.
Both O’Brien and Julian Emerson, who left the paper last March, had been on the reporting staff for more than 20 years. They are only the latest in a string of veteran reporters to depart the paper.
For more information on these departures, and comments from a UW-Eau Claire journalism professor, click on the headline.
Reporting on poverty can take many forms and requires trust but, done right, it will help dispel some myths and stereotypes and succeed in “giving voice to the voiceless.”
These were some of the takeaways from Thursday evening’s public forum dealing with poverty and news media coverage of it. The program attracted an audience of close to 100 people, but others were turned away despite empty chairs in the room. It was the final public event in Eau Claire’s month-long “Beyond the Headlines” series.
The second of two discussions exploring the relationship between journalism and democracy is scheduled for 6 p.m. next Tuesday (Oct. 9) at the L. E. Phillips Memorial Public Library in downtown Eau Claire.
It will feature a Skype conversation with Tom Rosenstiel, co-author of “The Elements of Journalism,” the book that provides the basis for the community read-and-discuss series that began on Wednesday. The events are part of the October “Beyond the Headlines” programming here.
If you’re interested in exploring the relationship between journalism and democracy and don’t want to do that by yourself, there’s a two-part community read-and-discuss series on tap that will help your exploration. It starts at 6 p.m. tonight at the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library in downtown Eau Claire. The second session is scheduled for […]
Today is national News Engagement Day (NED), which offers opportunities to get involved with the news media and to learn more about them.
It is a day when people nationwide are encouraged to use or react to the news media and to learn more about news reporting principles and processes. Locally, NED is the first day to submit entries in the essay and visual works contests that are part of Eau Claire’s “Beyond the Headlines” (BTH) programming.