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Barbara Brotman is a writer for the metropolitan news section's special projects team and the paper's Outdoors Adviser columnist.
Her 2006 stories chronicling the finals months of hospice care for a retired Chicago insurance executive won a distinguished writing award from the American Society of Newspaper Editors, honorable mention in the National Press Club Awards and a Best Feature award from the Chicago Journalists Association.
She was a columnist and staff writer for the weekly Woman News section from February 1994 to August 2003. From September 2003 to June 2004, she held a John S. Knight Fellowship at Stanford University.
She joined the Tribune in February 1...
Her 2006 stories chronicling the finals months of hospice care for a retired Chicago insurance executive won a distinguished writing award from the American Society of Newspaper Editors, honorable mention in the National Press Club Awards and a Best Feature award from the Chicago Journalists Association.
She was a columnist and staff writer for the weekly Woman News section from February 1994 to August 2003. From September 2003 to June 2004, she held a John S. Knight Fellowship at Stanford University.
She joined the Tribune in February 1...
Barbara Brotman is a writer for the metropolitan news section's special projects team and the paper's Outdoors Adviser columnist.
Her 2006 stories chronicling the finals months of hospice care for a retired Chicago insurance executive won a distinguished writing award from the American Society of Newspaper Editors, honorable mention in the National Press Club Awards and a Best Feature award from the Chicago Journalists Association.
She was a columnist and staff writer for the weekly Woman News section from February 1994 to August 2003. From September 2003 to June 2004, she held a John S. Knight Fellowship at Stanford University.
She joined the Tribune in February 1978, writing for features sections and the Tempo section. After moving to the metropolitan news section as a general assignment reporter in 1982, she wrote the "About the Town" column for the Tribune from January 1984 until August 1989, for which she won a UPI International Award for Illinois Newspapers for Column Writing and a Peter Lisagor Award for column writing, given by Sigma Delta Chi, the Society of Professional Journalists. She then covered the abortion issue from both a local and national perspective. In April 1990 she rejoined the Tempo staff as a feature writer.
She received honorable mention in 2002 from the American Association of Sunday and Feature Editors, and is also a past recipient of the Chicago Tribune's award for Outstanding Professional Performance, for her evocative writing style and ability to capture the mood and feel of Chicago life and people.
Brotman was born in New York and graduated from Queens College. Brotman, her husband, Chicago Tribune photographer Chuck Berman, and their two daughters live in Oak Park, Ill.
Her 2006 stories chronicling the finals months of hospice care for a retired Chicago insurance executive won a distinguished writing award from the American Society of Newspaper Editors, honorable mention in the National Press Club Awards and a Best Feature award from the Chicago Journalists Association.
She was a columnist and staff writer for the weekly Woman News section from February 1994 to August 2003. From September 2003 to June 2004, she held a John S. Knight Fellowship at Stanford University.
She joined the Tribune in February 1978, writing for features sections and the Tempo section. After moving to the metropolitan news section as a general assignment reporter in 1982, she wrote the "About the Town" column for the Tribune from January 1984 until August 1989, for which she won a UPI International Award for Illinois Newspapers for Column Writing and a Peter Lisagor Award for column writing, given by Sigma Delta Chi, the Society of Professional Journalists. She then covered the abortion issue from both a local and national perspective. In April 1990 she rejoined the Tempo staff as a feature writer.
She received honorable mention in 2002 from the American Association of Sunday and Feature Editors, and is also a past recipient of the Chicago Tribune's award for Outstanding Professional Performance, for her evocative writing style and ability to capture the mood and feel of Chicago life and people.
Brotman was born in New York and graduated from Queens College. Brotman, her husband, Chicago Tribune photographer Chuck Berman, and their two daughters live in Oak Park, Ill.
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Finding something new in a well-reported story
Covering a well-covered story like Maggie Daley’s death is particularly challenging. When I went to the funeral Monday and started talking to mourners, I found that many of them had lovely things to say about Mrs. Daley, but they were things that...Tags: Facebook, Maggie Daley
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Nature: Find it along the city's riverwalk
Sure, it's a nice place for outdoor dining. But is the still-evolving pedestrian walkway along the Chicago River also a legitimate outdoors nature experience?
In a way. It's not a hiking trail, unless your hiking trails feature a spa offering chair and...Tags: Natural Resources, Wetlands, Illinois, Personal Service, Richard M. Daley
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Ethical carnivores: An urbanite aims for dinner
For me, it was all about ethical meat.
For years I'd been searching for meat I could feel OK about — in terms of the environment, health and animal welfare.
But I never imagined my quest for the most politically correct meat could end with what...Tags: Homes, Recipes, Manufacturing and Engineering, Illinois, Ethics
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Barbara Brotman, Columnist
Special to the TribuneChatting with Barbara Brotman is like talking to a good friend. She made us feel really comfortable and relaxed. We forgot we were talking to a Columnist for the Woman News section of the Chicago Tribune because she asked us more about ourselves and she...Tags: Chicago Tribune, Travel, Periodicals, Trips and Vacations, Arts and Culture
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Thin Mint business calls for a thick skin
Change of SubjectFrom the archives, an April 3, 2002 column by Barbara Brotman. Well, it's all over except for the eating, although judging by the crumbs on my colleagues' desks, that's over, too. But after a particularly grueling experience of helping my...... -
Ya Gotta...
Change of SubjectHere are the Ya Gottas from today’s Prickly Pair Podcast. Phil Rosenthal -- MediaBurn.org --- "a collection of over 6,000 independent, non-corporate tapes that reflect cultural, political and social reality as seen by independent producers, from 1969 to... -
Marshall Field moves to State Street
Chicago TribuneCrowds packed the sidewalks and streets on this date to watch Chicago's high society pour into Marshall Field's first store on State Street, a grand marble edifice with Corinthian columns. As was frequently the case, Marshall Field was on hand to...Tags: Chicago Tribune, Massachusetts, Marshall Field, Companies and Corporations, Death
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Rollers chase glory--and revenge
Tribune staff reporterAlong the fence of the North Avenue Beach skating rink, eyes widened. Mouths hung open. What the ... A clacking hum rose from the track. Ten pairs of roller skates vibrated past, 40 wheels of rhythmic clacking, pumping down the straightaways, holding...Tags: American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), Entertainment, Sports, Toys, Health
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President John F. Kennedy's assassination
Chicago TribuneOn this day, a Friday, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated while riding in a motorcade through Dallas. Chicago froze in horror, the moment sealed in memories people would carry for the rest of their lives. Office workers on their lunch hours when...Tags: Travel, Illinois, Transportation, Hotels and Accommodations, Colleges and Universities
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A killer's view: From the witness stand
Tribune staff reporterRobert Thompson declined to be interviewed for this article, citing concerns that a newspaper report could harm the chances of his appeal. But he gave his side of the story in testimony at his trial. He had been drinking heavily all evening, he...Tags: Death, Justice System, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice
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