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At this month’s Public Newsroom, we unpacked the emerging narratives surrounding this recent case of police brutality and created guidelines for news outlets reporting on it.
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We talk with former Civic Reporting fellow and co-author of “Where Banks Don’t Lend” Andrew Fan about his thoughts on the new law and the work that remains.
Echoes from a recent City Bureau webchat, an online space for Chicago Documenters and Civic Reporting Program alumni to share knowledge, skills and ideas.
This former student voice advocate and organizer is joining our team to help us continue innovating our equitable hiring process and foster a healthy and thriving team culture.
While reporting on the looming eviction crisis, City Bureau’s housing team used data to find folks who were facing eviction.
This multimedia project producer and Civic Reporting Fellowship alum is joining our team to help us build a more sustainable future for community journalism.
We’re highlighting some of the work our City Bureau community produced to keep us all informed and together through the highs and lows of a difficult year.
Part of Chicago’s Public Library’s One Book One Chicago series, our last Public Newsroom of the year took a look at the effects of changing immigration policies along the U.S./Mexico border.
Chicago’s City Council is voting on the 2021 budget. We’re tracking the final decision—and our bingo cards. Welcome to the first edition of #ChiCouncilBingo: 2021 Budget.
While covering the needs of immigrant communities in the 2020 election, City Bureau’s election team prioritized translation and outreach.
Our latest Public Newsroom offered strategies for leading productive conversations about politics with our loved ones.
Earlier this month, City Bureau co-founder and editorial director Bettina Chang delivered a TEDx Wrigleyville talk providing solutions for building a journalism deserving of people’s trust.
The bank, which had the largest racial gap in its home lending compared to other major banks, pledged $600 million to Black and Latinx communities.
Our latest Public Newsroom fostered conversation around generational trauma, alternative healing practices and how people of color talk about wellbeing.
This fall we’re covering evictions, the city budget and how immigrants participate in the election. Hit us up if you have any tips or suggestions!
We co-hosted a virtual open house led by the Cleveland Documenters team to officially welcome Clevelanders to the Documenters network. Here’s what we learned.
Our latest Public Newsroom shows how residents can come together to fill in the resource gaps in their communities.
Building an equitable local journalism lab from the ground up means taking a hard look at how we hire our staff