I’ve always thought the most amazing part of this job is that ordinary people decide to talk to us at all

“The nine active-duty Chicago officers who appeared on the Oath Keepers data rolls are: Sgt. Michael Nowacki; Detective Anthony Keany; and Officers Phillip Singto, Alberto Retamozo, Matthew Bracken, Bienvenido Acevedo, Dennis Mack, Alexander Kim and John Nicezyporuk.”

Today union members delivered our petition with ~3,000 of your signatures. CEO Matt Moog wasn’t in the office, so we gave it to his assistant. We’re urging CPM leaders to save Vocalo programming and invaluable audio talent! (Photos by Justine Tobiasz) #SaveVocalo #SaveWBEZ

600 attendees🎟️
30 local orgs📍
One giant ear-shaped piñata!👂🏼🪅

Producing this resource fair involved SO. much. work. but is also the biggest highlight of my time at El Tímpano — & a testament to the power of in-person gathering to connect people to resources and each other. 👥

Northwestern President Michael Schill changed the student code of conduct *THIS MORNING* to ban tents from campus as students set up their Palestine protest encampment. And he threatened students with suspension, expulsion or criminal charges. chicago.suntimes.com/israel-hamas-w…

Want to know a secret? Columbia University, like most elite institutions in the U.S., does in fact have a rich history of anti-Semitism.

Really enjoyed chatting with Brandi Kellam about her reporting reframing the story of Shoe Lane and centering the community documentary work of one of its longtime residents. Such care and finesse in her reporting. Worth reading more about:

“Kind of ironic, isn’t it?” the tribe's chairman told me yesterday. The Prairie Band spent $10M acquiring a sliver of the land the federal illegally sold out from under the tribe ca. 1850 and on Friday signed it over to the feds so the tribe would have sovereignty over it again.

My Columbia Journalism students are out reporting non-stop: working sources they've built over months, navigating the campus unlike any outsider, and adding much-needed context, humanity and depth to coverage.

If you're an editor looking to commission them, get in touch.

there are neighborhoods on the South and West sides that don’t have fresh food or grocery stores within MILES of their homes…

despite Foxtrot closing, there is still amble access to grocery stores in these communities.

Brilliant. Looking forward to listening to this.

A beautiful tribute to a really special project. Photos Document the Demolition of a Black Community in Virginia propublica.org/article/family… by Logan Jaffe

for anyone confused on what is going on behind the Columbia gates, i implore you to read the coverage Columbia Daily Spectator by my amazing peers. at spec, there are reporters on the front lines & they are able to write about us students in a way no other journalists can compare.

robert Logan Jaffe Background: news.wttw.com/2024/03/02/nat…

“Fucking Black people,” “nasty Jews” -An ongoing legal fight shows Atlanta’s Ryan Millsap making derogatory racial & ethnic comments as the fmr. film studio owner was championed for his diversity efforts. My latest w Mike Jordan. for ProPublica & Atlanta Journal-Constitution propublica.org/article/ryan-m…

Texas' diversity, equity and inclusion ban has led to more than 100 job cuts at state universities apnews.com/article/dei-te…

“By acknowledging Native tribes as experts of their own histories, we may begin to repair some of the damage caused by museums in the past. This shift is part of a larger movement in the museum field …”

ChicagoHistoryMuseum on NAGPRA: chicagohistory.org/changing-how-w…