Local news supporter & advocate. Strategic Alliance Manager/Rivet360. Member of the board of City Bureau, Growing Community Media, Journalism Funding Partners.
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Remember O.J. Simpson and the trial of the century? Newly unsealed files, new reporting reveal a secret informant, details about the weapon and much more. A wild story from @ByMikeBaker @tarangoNYT nytimes.com/2026/10/18/us/oj…
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My hottest take. Few in Chicago in the 70s, 80s, 90s or much of the 2000s talked about Malort. We didn’t. Stop trying to say it’s some traditional Chicago thing. More people talked about Old Style.
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The future of medicine arrived quietly this week
1/ I'm a cardiologist. I've practiced for twenty-five years, through a lot of "breakthroughs" that turned out to be press releases. So understand the weight of what I'm about to say: I have never seen a single week in medicine like the one we just lived through.
In the span of a few days, four separate scientific breakthroughs landed. The stock market treated them as four unrelated stories and sent a handful of biotech companies soaring. But that's the shallow read. Look closer and they are not four stories at all. They are four faces of the same story — the biggest shift in medicine since the discovery of antibiotics.
Medicine is becoming programmable. Individualized. Written for one human being instead of the average of millions.
Let me walk you through exactly what happened, in plain language, and show you where this is actually headed. Because the future arrived quietly this week, and most people scrolled right past it.
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"Their sons were soon doing business with partners in a deal that their fathers were negotiating, continuing a pattern of self-enrichment in the second Trump administration that has few precedents in American history."
Trump Cut a Billion-Dollar Mining Deal. His Sons Stand to Profit. nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world… via @NYTimes
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Despite Mayor Brandon Johnson campaign promise, 911 mental health response team flounders. Great accountability reporting from @byaliceyin chicagotribune.com/2026/06/2…
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Someone cool and decent and community-minded in Chicago, please buy Build Coffee! Hannah and Bea literally nourished the @city_bureau fellows and staff when they shared a building. It’s a true third space on the South Side that’s welcoming of everyone blockclubchicago.org/2024/09…
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Our employer wants the power to replace our reporters with AI. Today, we’re reminding our newsroom leadership that our people are our strength.
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It's NABJ Conference week! Join The TRiiBE at a free event at Semicolon Bookstore this Thursday for a robust convo on Black media's impact on shaping the news landscape.
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Sometimes the cliches are accurate: This is the Dream Team. Follow @StacyStClair @briancassella at the Games with a focus on our local athletes.
Opening ceremony run through currently taking place on the Seine.
@briancassella and I are in Paris to cover the Olympics for the @chicagotribune.
Follow along on with us! #PARIS2024
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What an honor it will be to be a witness to the DNC in Chicago, and documenting it for the history books
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🚨 It's been a chaotic, emotionally charged news week. Trying to find credible reports in such an environment can be hard - especially on social media!
5️⃣ basic steps for evaluating a source 👇🏾
Download the infographic: bit.ly/IsItLegitNLP
#Journalism
#MediaLiteracy
ALT Text-heavy infographic, light purple background. Header: Is it legit? 5 steps for vetting a news source. Sub-head: Many sources compete for attention online, including partisan blogs and bogus sites posing as legitimate news organizations. It can be tough to know what to trust. Follow these steps to cut through the noise and learn how to evaluate sources for signs of credibility – as well as for red flags that signal a source should be avoided. Top right there’s a QR code next to text: Test your source savvy! Scan this QR code to put your source-vetting skills to the test. Below that in a small white box there is a News Literacy Project and a SmartNews logo with text below: This infographic was created by the News Literacy Project in partnership with SmartNews, a news app for mobile devices. A future founded on facts. newslit.org 5 white boxes with tips. 1 Do a quick search 2 Look for standards 3 Check for transparency 4 Examine how errors are handled 5 Assess news coverage
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Dozens of journalists are attending a workshop at @Fresno_State on public records and other reporting issues. It is sponsored by the Central Valley Journalism Collaborative, the First Amendment Coalition and the Institute for Media and Public Trust.
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Enormously grateful to CBS Sunday Morning for telling the story of my dad and I. @CBSSunday
Food writer Kevin Pang (@pang) and his dad, Jeffrey, explore their Asian heritage as hosts of the YouTube cooking show "Hunger Pangs" for America's Test Kitchen and in their new book, "A Very Chinese Cookbook: 100 Recipes from China & Not China (But Still Really Chinese)."
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First Black-Led Sports Radio Station Launches bit.ly/45jgppA #journalismsNEWS @RobParkerFS1 @D_Travisman @TarohnFinley @bjarmstrong @martinweiss @sportsrapradio1
@foxsportsradio @MontezzAllen313 @Chris_Broussard @FTFonFS1 #MauriceWays @BrandonContes @NABJSports
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A study commissioned by Journalism Funding Partners reveals the public supports the quality of local journalism produced by news sites funded through philanthropy. The study was conducted by researchers at Bowling Green State University. jfp-local.org/view-all-press… @JournalismFP
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Huge news: The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation has become the first federally recognized tribe to get a portion of their land back in Illinois. Illinois now has tribal lands.
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Writing: As you edit the final draft, become the reader. What would you want to know if you just saw this story? You’re not writing for sources. You’re writing to increase your readers' understanding of an issue and give it context, detail, and value. @FSMCJDept @Fresno_State
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No. It’s morally wrong not to talk to young people about going into journalism. We need to push harder than ever to ensure that the next generation understands that our democracy is at stake without journalism. – at Detroit, MI
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Sending good energy to all of the recently laid off @latimes journalists. May all who want to stay in the biz find good jobs.
Speaking of which... @MLK50Memphis is hiring a managing editor for our award-winning newsroom. mlk50.com/2024/01/17/now-hir… via @MLK50Memphis
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Join @womenjournos '23 CAMP in Chicago on Oct. 13-15! Register now to explore how Black media like @baltbeat and @TheTRiiBE are reshaping storylines and pushing for diverse experiences in journalism.
Learn more about the upcoming conference: jaws.org/classic-shop/jaws20….
