An upstart women-owned digital media platform that aims to reshape the narrative of black Chicago has been awarded an inaugural media and storytelling program grant from the Field Foundation of Illinois. The TRiiBE, launched in 2017 by two Northwestern University graduates, is one of the first recipients of a grant for “outlets that are taking…
Carlo Rotella knew when he set out to write a journalistic memoir that he’d have to be conscious of the different roles he’d play as investigative reporter, writer and storyteller. Not only does his book, The World is Coming to an End, focus on the greater divide between economic and social classes all from the…
A local reporter asked a question to a U.S. Housing and Urban Development senior official that sparked a three-day Twitter war in late August between the Trump appointee and the journalist. Molly Parker, a reporter for the Southern Illinoisian, has reported on the country’s public housing crisis locally and nationally since 2015. On August 21,…
The national outdoor retailer REI Co-op wants to get people off their phones and into the outdoors by investing in local news organizations and publishing its own magazine instead of a catalog. The recreational outdoor equipment store is scheduled to publish its new magazine, Uncommon Path, this fall. REI also announced it would match up…
Good news is having a comeback. Not the old pet in a tree rescue, but deeply reported, nuanced stories people immediately want to tell to friends and family. The Minneapolis Star Tribune is leading the revival with a weekly, four-page section each Saturday called “Inspired.” On Aug. 4, 2018, Gail Rosenblum became the section’s editor,…