ANDREA NEAL: Journalists still make a difference

A recent survey ranked newspaper reporter as the worst career of 2013, just below meter reader and lumberjack, but you wouldn’t guess it from the stories told by journalists who gathered in Bloomington to see six of their own inducted into the Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame.

GUEST COMMENTARY: Lessons from legacy media – get it right, first

Enough mistakes and maybe we’ll learn: When in doubt, leave it out.

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Lee Enterprises CEO Mary Junck and Times Columnist and VU Adjunct Faculty Member Philip Potempa

Mary Junck, CEO of Lee Enterprises and a 1969 graduate of Valparaiso University, toured the VU campus Wednesday. She visited with Times Columnist Philip Potempa, a 1992 graduate of Valparaiso University, who also teaches journalism courses at VU, while participating in a Q&A presentation…

OFFBEAT: From farm to media CEO, Mary Junck returns to VU

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BILL MASTERSON JR.: The price of information is going up

It struck me the other day when I was answering an email from someone questioning why he should be expected to pay more for his subscription while, as a company, The Times is donating $100,000 to help develop a new Boys & Girls Club at the former Tolleston School in Gary. To clarify, we …

The Times honored at annual Indiana SPJ awards banquet

The Times brought home 17 awards from the Indiana Society of Professional Journalists' Best of the Best in Indiana Journalism 2011 awards Friday in Indianapolis.

Student journalists honored as state finalists

CROWN POINT | Two Crown Point High School journalism students were honored during the Indiana High School Press Association's First Amendment Symposium at the Indiana Statehouse last month.

PUC senior finds comedy another way to communicate

Lake Station resident Nathyn Gibson is adding the title of comedian to his list of accomplishments.

College student from Illinois launches magazine

FREEPORT, Ill. | Even though she's not a parent, Kaitlyn Kirby, 22, said she knows the trends parents are looking at for their children.

Ind. Senate names two with region ties top interns

INDIANAPOLIS | An Indiana University student from Ogden Dunes and an aide to state Sen. Ed Charbonneau, R-Valparaiso, were selected by the Indiana Senate last week as outstanding interns of the 2012 legislative session.

Portage High journalists among tops in state

PORTAGE | Portage High School seniors Rachel Santos and Kirsten DeMass share a passion for journalism.

PHIL WIELAND: Write what they meant or what they said

A local politician of my acquaintance, or POMA, did something recently that, surprisingly, is not unusual. He thanked me for making his comments sound reasonably intelligent.

OFFBEAT: Steppenwolf's 'Time Stands Still' offers glimpse through life's lens

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CPHS Journalism Students Sweep State Awards

CROWN POINT | The Crown Point High School Inklings newspaper and Excalibur yearbook staffs won a massive combined total of 18 awards this fall at the Indiana High School Press Association convention held at Franklin College. IHSPA identifies outstanding publication that promote scholastic jo…

OFFBEAT: Your chance this weekend to see 'Page One: Inside the New York Times'

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"Page One: A Year Inside The New York Times" Documentary

Andrew Rossi spent 2009 with cameras chronicling the operations of The New York Times for one year to create his documentary "Page One: A Year Inside The New York Times."