Real Chi Youth reporters talked to Father Michael Pfleger about the problem of violent crimes streamed on Facebook Live.
Tonika Johnson, an Englewood-based photographer who captures images of Englewood and its residents, challenges typical media narratives about the neighborhood.
How a group of City Bureau alums turned a relationship built in our newsroom into an independent reporting series on immigration in America.
Ensuring that growth is sustainable and accountable to the people.
Notes on process, inclusion and Chicago’s media ecosystem.
Finding the unexpected at a City Bureau open house.
How City Bureau builds with community groups.
We told a familiar story. And the way we told it—in a group of four very different people with very different perspectives—shows just how much diverse voices can transform journalism.
How do journalists rebuild public trust?
City Bureau put a landmark 200-page Chicago report on the free platform formerly known as Rap Genius.
City Bureau is a growing network of people, institutions and community organizations who want to take back the narratives of their city.
City Bureau deconstructs what it means to report for your community.
City Bureau’s Spring Cycle is running on all cylinders now, so we wanted to take some time to reflect upon the lessons we learned from this Fall & Winter, and what we have tweaked about our program for our second go-around.