Monday, August 29, 2011
Opening Doors for Chicago News: A frank dialogue on access and Freedom of Information Act
Monday, August 29, 2011
The forum is a follow-up to the survey commissioned by the Headline Club revealing the ongoing struggle the media faces when trying to get public information from state and local officials. Forum organizers hope to reach an understanding of how to get access to officials and information.
Speakers will include, press officials representing the City of Chicago, the Cook County Board President and the Illinois Attorney General and a panel of key journalists from major Chicago news outlets.
The forum will begin at 9:30 a.m. with a continental breakfast. Admission is free, but reservations are suggested by emailing chc.kathy@gmail.com.
Download the executive summary of the Reporters’ Rights and Access Survey here.
In the coming months, the Headline Club will hold a follow-up workshop on how to access needed information using Freedom of Information laws.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
New York City Digital Waves Youth Media Festival
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
The LAMP, Radio Rookies, RHI Radio and Radio Rootz hosted the first New York City Digital Waves Youth Media Festival last month. The goal was to bring youth together to exchange ideas and experience new kinds of media. More than 100 young people participated in a variety of sessions and panels including:
- Audio in games, films, docs and more
- Different tools, different news
- DIY DIF (Do it Yourself, Do it Free)
- Jobs Jobs Jobs
Click here to read the festival’s blog.
Click here to see photos.
Monday, August 1, 2011
Foundation recipient of Walmart grant to help Chicago Youth
Monday, August 01, 2011
On June 23, the Walmart Foundation launched an initiative to expand summer services for children in Chicago. The organization announced $1.8 million in grants that will help provide meals as well as learning and employment services for students while they are on summer break. The funding is part of a nationwide, $25 million initiative to expand nutrition, learning and employment services for elementary, middle and high school students throughout the summer months. Recipients of the Chicago grant included the Robert R. McCormick Foundation, which will put Walmart’s $500,000 grant and additional funding from The Chicago Community Trust toward the One Summer Chicago program. The funding will support 344 subsidized summer jobs for low income youth in four communities: Garfield Park, Englewood, Woodlawn and Little Village. One Summer Chicago is a collaborative effort between the City, County, civic and business communities to provide summer programming for youths. Read more about Walmart's grant here.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Journalism Program will host upcoming funders meeting
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
The McCormick Foundation is one of the co-hosts for the Journalism Funders meeting held in Chicago this year. The meeting convenes funders who support journalism and media at a number of levels—some are major investors, like the Knight and McCormick foundations, and others like the California Endowment invest in journalism as a means for communicating health information and as an agent for policy change. The meeting, which will take place July 20-21, 2011, will feature roundtable discussions on key issues facing journalism funders, as well as networking and collaboration among funders. MacArthur Foundation, Driehaus Foundation and the Chicago Community Trust are co-hosts.
Monday, July 11, 2011
NYC Digital Waves Youth Media Festival
Monday, July 11, 2011
New York youth media groups are invited to come together, exchange ideas and collaborate as Radio Rookies, Radio Rootz, RHI Radio and The LAMP prepare to host the NYC Digital Waves Youth Media Festival on Saturday July 30th at WNYC’s The Greene Space.
This year’s festival will focus on audio, including using a smartphone to record audio, how to incorporate sound into a project and how to critique an audio piece.
For more information, and to register, click here.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
3 Chicago High School Students Win Investigative Journalism Scholarships
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Congratulations to Regine Capungan and Jamilah Alsharif from Northside College Preparatory High School, and Leyly Gomez from Foreman High School!
These Chicago-area students were selected to attend the Summer Investigative Journalism Workshop for High School Students. This workshop will be hosted by the New England Center for Investigative Reporting.
The workshop will be held in two sessions from July 11-August 5th. For more information click here.
These Chicago-area students were selected to attend the Summer Investigative Journalism Workshop for High School Students. This workshop will be hosted by the New England Center for Investigative Reporting.
The workshop will be held in two sessions from July 11-August 5th. For more information click here.
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