Hall of Fame photojournalist loses job at Columbia Daily Tribune in last round of Gannett layoffs
Donald Edward Shrubshell never married. Perhaps the constant squawking of police scanners in his car and home had something to……
Category: Midwest
News outlets struggle to cover environmental policy that impact communities of color
Residents of two predominantly Latino neighborhoods in Chicago faced years of poor air quality living near a coal-treating plant. But……
Relatives blame prolonged exposure at wood-treatment facility for Carbondale family’s cancers
On the verge of the Great Depression, Fredrick Tisdale, one of the only black farmers in Carbondale, moved north of……
Chicago Sun-Times drops its paywall. Will other local newspapers follow?
It was big news in January when nonprofit WBEZ radio in Chicago acquired the Chicago Sun-Times, raising $61 million from……
Southern Illinois media fail to report whole story of Chinese-American professor wrongly targeted by feds
In April 2021, the federal government indicted a Southern Illinois University Carbondale professor under the “China Initiative,” alleging two counts……