On this episode, Mark Simon joined by investigative reporter and data journalist Adam Rhodes. Adam is a queer, first-generation Cuban-American who works uncovering corruption and wrongdoing in our nation's health care and criminal justice systems. Adam reports for the Chicago Reader as a social justice reporting fellow and is president of the Chicago chapter of the NLGJA, which is the Association of LGBTQ journalists
Adam talked about different stories he had done, including those related to laws criminalizing HIV-positive status, white supremacy and racism in the Boystown section of Chicago, and the challenge for people in getting HIV medication and treatment in Puerto Rico.
Adam also talked about what the NLGJA does and his role as president of the Chicago chapter.
Thank you, as always, for listening. Please rate and review if you can. Stay safe and stay well.
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Ben Welsh, Visiting Senior Data Journalist at Stanford University
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