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04 11. 2015

Columbia Links teen journalists unveil findings on teens and mental illness

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Columbia Links' annual town hall meeting on Thursday, Nov. 5 focuses on teens and mental illness. The forum, "Undiagnosed and Untreated: Teens and Mental Illness," will be held from 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m at Columbia College's Music Center Hall, 1014 S. Michigan Ave. The event is free and open...

04 11. 2015

Reporter Louis Robinson, helped Sidney Poitier, Arthur Ashe write books, dead at 88

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NABJ-Chicago mourns the death of trailblazing journalist Louie Robinson. father of longtime Chicago TV anchor Robin Robinson, who died of heart failure on Oct. 2 at the age of 88. When actor Sidney Poitier and tennis great Arthur Ashe wanted to write books, they sought Mr....

09 10. 2015

Reuters-NABJ Fellow assigned to Chicago bureau

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[caption id="attachment_848" align="alignleft" width="232"] Reuters-NABJ Fellow Justin Madden[/caption] Justin Madden (@IAmJustinMadden) will join the Chicago bureau for Reuters, where he will focus on the agriculture commodities markets. He is currently the Digital Breaking News Reporter at the Lexington Herald-Leader newspaper in Kentucky, covering cops and courts,...

08 09. 2015

Robin Robinson joins WYCC’s “In the Loop” as co-host

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Veteran Chicago TV news anchor Robin Robinson joins public television station WYCC-Channel 20's “In The Loop,” this week, as co-host and contributing correspondent. The station's flagship show, which airs at 7 p.m. Thursdays (with repeats at 1 a.m. Saturdays and 6:30 p.m. Sundays), is entering its sixth...

24 08. 2015

NABJ Expresses Disappointment with the Chicago Tribune over Hurricane Katrina Analogy

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The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) is disappointed with the response by the Chicago Tribune editorial board to the public outcry over a column by editorial board member Kristen McQueary, who called for a Hurricane Katrina-like storm as a starting point for fixing Chicago’s ills. McQueary wrote on Aug. 13 that...

15 08. 2015

NABJ Chicago asks Tribune for public apology

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Letter sent to Bruce Dold and Kristen McQueary of the Chicago Tribune August 14, 2015 To: Bruce Dold Editor, Editorial Page Kristen McQueary Editorial Board member Chicago Tribune Editorial Board member Kristen McQueary is certainly entitled to her opinion. But your readers are entitled to something far more important: respect and...

12 08. 2015

Exavier Pope elected treasurer of the NABJ Sports Task Force

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Exavier Pope, an active member of NABJ Chicago, was elected treasurer of the NABJ Sports Task Force at the 2015 conference in Minneapolis. Exavier, an attorney and sports legal and business analyst, is in demand with major news networks for his keen perspective. He has...

10 08. 2015

Chicago Sun Times reporter Maudlyne Ihejirika and WBEZ reporter Natalie Moore won first place awards at NABJ’s Salute to Excellence

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[caption id="attachment_774" align="aligncenter" width="522"] Chicago Sun Times reporter Maudelyn Ihejirika and WBEZ's Natalie Moore won first place awards in NABJ's Salute to Excellence[/caption] NABJ-Chicago Chapter congratulates board member Maudlyne Ihejirika, Chicago Sun Times reporter and assistant city editor, on capturing first place in the newspaper series category in...

08 08. 2015

NABJ-Chicago Board Member Dorothy Tucker Elected NABJ VP of Broadcast

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CBS 2-Chicago's Dorothy Tucker returns from the NABJ convention in Minneapolis as the organization's new Vice President for Broadcast after defeating two challengers in the hotly contested race. She will serve on the board alongside newly elected president Sarah Glover, a social media editor at NBC Owned Television Stations. With...

21 07. 2015

NABJ-CC Mourns Member Wali Muhammad

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NABJ Chicago mourns the passing of former V103 personality Wali F. Muhammad, who died on July 16 after suffering a brain injury when he fell at his home in May. Wali, fondly known as "the Communicator," fell into a coma after the accident and never recovered,...