Medill Newsmakers: Amid uptick in school shootings, Lurie Children’s Hospital creates initiative to keep students alive
By Kennedy Chase Medill Reports Lurie Children’s Hospital’s nurses, surgeons and doctors travel around Chicago teaching students the necessary skills they need to feel prepared against any potential trauma they might face inside and/or outside of school. TRANSCRIPT NARRATION: Welcome to Medill Newsmakers. I’m Kennedy Chase. Let’s continue the conversation of gun violence but […]
WATCH: Music inclusion programs in Buenos Aires
By Cindy Wang and Julia Jing Medill Reports Centro Artístico Solidario Argentino (C.A.S.A.) and Todos Hacemos Música (THM) are two music programs that advocate for music inclusivity for diverse populations in Argentina. C.A.S.A professionally and financially supports children from local neighborhoods who want to pursue music and art careers; THM organizes concerts and releases studio albums for […]
Medill Newsmakers: Breaking down pickleball, the fast-growing sport ‘everyone’ can play
By Abby Bustin Medill Reports Pickleball, one of the fastest growing sports in America, is expanding in Chicago, but with new players and new courts, this has some wondering: what is pickleball, and why are so many people playing? Medill Reports’ Abby Bustin set out to discover the history, rules and future of the game. […]
Medill Newsmakers: How book ban preventions affect LGBTQ+ Libraries
By Lena Folke Medill Reports With Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias’s new bill passing the Senate, Illinois would be the first state to protect libraries from book bans. Although this is state action, how does this legislation impact privately owned libraries carrying some of these nationally challenged books? In this story, we hear from Gerber […]
