As a Data Journalism Fellow for ABC Owned Television Stations, you will be charged with finding great local stories within the vast amounts of data that exist about our cities to support both investigative work and day to day consumer stories. You will be part of a...
Read MoreJob Description The Visual Content Producer will work to invigorate local news stories at WLS-TV/Chicago through techniques including use of motion graphics and special effects. This one-year fellowship is in conjunction with the Reinventing Local TV News Project at Northeastern University and the Visual Content Producer will also function...
Read MoreBy Sun-Times staff Chicago Sun-Times columnist Mary Mitchell — whose fearless voice has been a force for good in the city and its African American community for decades — will scale back her workload but still write periodically for the paper and serve as a consultant to...
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Ron Nixon, International Investigations Editor for the Associated Press, took a trip to Chicago to share his insight on investigative reporting and give tips to current and aspiring journalists. Making his presentation to a crowd-filled room at restaurant Taste 222 in the West Loop, Nixon mentioned the critical...
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We’ve secured a limited number of passes to see “THE BEST OF ENEMIES” Watch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsVo5necW6Q NABJ-Chicago Night will be Wednesday, April 3, 2019. Screening will be at the AMC River East, 322 E Illinois St., Chicago, IL 60611 at 7:00PM. To be eligible, your dues must be current. To...
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NABJ-Chicago celebrated Black History Month with an inspiring and energizing fireside chat with the iconic Timuel Black Jr. Black, an elder statesman and griot of Chicago’s black community, turned 100 on Dec. 7, 2018. On Monday, he took 30 attendees through a century of civil rights struggle...
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It's only six weeks until the Feb. 26 mayoral election in Chicago. With Mayor Rahm Emanuel not seeking re-election, Chicago is seeing the most crowded field of mayoral candidates seen in decades. To help our fellow Chicagoans cut through the chatter and glean where the most prominent candidates...
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By Lindsey A. Wright Rudd Resources LLC On Dec. 18, representatives from three community activist organization representatives met with NABJ Chicago Vice President of Print Phil Thompson to talk about ways to bring more press to black-owned movements, businesses and nonprofits. Rudd Resources, a black-owned communications firm,...
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(Chicago, IL) — NABJ-Chicago extends sincerest thanks to our members and supporters who donated toys for needy children again this year at the 2018 #RedHotHolidayParty: A Scholarship Fundraiser and Toy Drive. The toys were collected at the Dec. 11 event held at Per.so.na Ultra Lounge, which...
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NABJ-Chicago’s Road Show stopped by Daniel Webster School in North Lawndale on Friday, Dec. 14, to talk about media and careers with middle school students enrolled in Westside Media Project’s hands-on digital media production program. Vice President of Broadcast Art Norman went around the classroom engaging with each student about...
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