On this episode, Mark is joined by Bettina Chang, one of the co-founders and executive editorial director for City Bureau, a Chicago-based non-profit journalism lab that both covers the city and works with the community to produce impactful, equitable and publicly-responsive reporting
Bettina talked about the group and what led to its formation in 2015. She explained how they try to reimagine local news by teaching local residents how to document what happens in public meetings along with the creation of journalism fellowships awarded to a diverse group of aspiring journalists who report for larger media outlets.
She also explained how the group provides essential public information, including the creation of a Zine to help prisoners file appeals. And she shared technological developments like a bot that tracks government bills, along with the website HasMyAldermanBeenIndicted.com.
Bettina concluded by offering advice to journalists looking to take the kind of approach that City Bureau does and shared a journalism organization that she would like to salute.
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IMPORTANT LINKS
CityBureau.org
BettinaChang.com
City Bureau's Newmark School talk
Bettina's Ted Talk on Maslow's Pyramid, Fake News, and The Future of Journalism
Mallory Carra, Longtime Journalist; West Coast Media Jobs
Stephanie Marudas and Emily Previti, Kouvenda Media
Massarah Mikati, Communities and Engagement Reporter: Philadelphia Inquirer
Divya Karthikeyan, Race & Equity Reporter: Louisville Public Media
Tim Furlong, Delaware Bureau Reporter - NBC10 Philadelphia
Colleen Cronin, Environmental Reporter, ecoRI News
Adrianna Adame, Reporter, Buffalo's Fire
Joseph Bustos, Politics & Government Reporter: The State
Rochelle Estrada, President SPJ Student Chapter, William Paterson University
Frances Solá-Santiago, Fashion Writer: Refinery29
Marjorie Cortez, Education Reporter: Deseret News
Michael Clair, Reporter- MLB.com
Cindy Kuzma, Freelance Journalist (specializing in running)
RE-AIR: April Alonso, Cicero Independiente (November 2021)
Stefania Lugli, Civic Engagement Reporter - Kansas Leadership Center & Planeta Venus
Karli Paulson, Publisher: Clark County Courier
Richard Tsong-Taatarii, Photograper- Minneapolis Star-Tribune
Isadora Varejão, Engagement Producer, Retro Report
Frank Vaisvilas, Indigenous Affairs Reporter, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
LOCAL NEWS MATTERS: Maritza L. Félix, Conecta Arizona
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