Nonprofit news site aims to promote civic health and voter engagement in Indiana
By Hazel Tang and Alexandra Todd Medill Reports INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Citizen is a news organization and nonprofit platform that informs the people of Indiana about statewide issues, their government and the legislature. It was founded by Bill Moreau in 2019 and began as a passion project to give back to his community. It […]
Bird song could hold clues for human disorders
By Caroline Catherman Medill Reports Very few animals learn speech in a way that comes close to the human method. The repertoire of grunts, barks, and howls of most animals is innate—genetically predetermined at birth. Humans, in contrast, adopt whatever language exists in their earliest environments. But songbirds learn to sing in a way similar […]
Medill Newsmakers: Northwestern University Athletics spring sports round up
By Shaaz Peerani Medill Reports Medill Newsmakers is a series of broadcasts dedicated to taking an in-depth look at a single topic. Each broadcast features the newsmakers in Chicago and elsewhere who are at the forefront of these issues. Shaaz Peerani is a sports reporter at Medill. You can follow him on Twitter at @Shaazyp.
Student-driven Eudora Times keeps Kansas town from being a news desert
By Cameron Bopp and Emilie Zuhowski Medill Reports EUDORA, Kansas — For several years, residents of Eudora, a town of about 6,000 people, were left without consistent local news coverage. The small town lost its local newspaper in 2009, but at the University of Kansas (a 15-minute drive from Eudora), several journalism students and their professor […]
Akron, Ohio, co-op magazine connects with readers through community reporting
By Laura Harris and Yuhan Ma Medill Reports AKRON, Ohio — The Devil Strip is a magazine that focuses on arts and culture in Akron, Ohio. As one of the nation’s first co-op publications, The Devil Strip values the sense of community involvement. Every month on the distribution day, the magazines are printed out and distributed […]
Medill Newsmakers: The impact of Covid’s second wave in India
By Kelly Heinzerling Medill Reports Medill Newsmakers is a series of broadcasts dedicated to taking an in-depth look at a single topic. Each broadcast features the newsmakers in Chicago and elsewhere who are at the forefront of these issues. Kelly Heinzerling is a video reporter at Medill.
Medill Newsmakers: The impact of Covid-19 on homelessness in Chicago
By Daisy Kershaw Medill Reports Daisy Kershaw is a video and broadcast reporter at Medill.
Medill Newsmakers: What does support look like for Chicago Public Schools during a pandemic?
By Diamond Palmer Medill Reports Medill Newsmakers is a series of broadcasts dedicated to taking an in-depth look at a single topic. Each broadcast features the newsmakers in Chicago and elsewhere who are at the forefront of these issues. Diamond Palmer is a community and culture reporter at Medill. You can follow her on Twitter […]
Medill Newsmakers: Reporting on protests in 2021
By Amelia Burns Medill Reports Medill Newsmakers is a series of broadcasts dedicated to taking an in-depth look at a single topic. Each broadcast features the newsmakers in Chicago and elsewhere who are at the forefront of these issues.
How COVID-19 affects Chicago theater 1 year later
By Kelly Heinzerling Medill Reports Last March, Chicago theatres closed their doors to audiences in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Without access to the stage, artists and actors in Chicago continue to feel the effects of these closures. Many theaters do not have shows scheduled until fall 2021 or winter 2022, making the future […]