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18 stories published since 2018

The Books and Movies That Made Us Better Journalists

by Lakeidra Chavis

September 25, 2019, 5:00 am EDT
Student Reporters Can Serve Their Communities When Administrators Aren’t in the Way

by Vignesh Ramachandran

June 27, 2019, 5:00 am EDT
Why Do Journalists Describe What Story Subjects Look Like?

by Logan Jaffe and Steve Mills

April 24, 2019, 5:00 am EDT
Say What? How Reporters Gather and Use Quotations

by Steve Mills

January 8, 2019, 5:00 am EST
Where Do We Find Our Story Ideas?

by Jodi S. Cohen

November 20, 2018, 4:58 am EST
Twitter Used to Feel Like a Chore. Now It’s a Powerful Friend (And Fun).

by Melissa Sanchez

October 30, 2018, 5:00 am EDT
Has the Internet Changed Fact-Checking? Well, It Depends.

by Duaa Eldeib

September 26, 2018, 5:00 am EDT
How Do We Verify Anonymous Sources?

by Jason Grotto

August 28, 2018, 5:00 am EDT
How to Find Out About Hot Dogs, Puppy Names and Parking Tickets

by Sandhya Kambhampati

July 12, 2018, 5:00 am EDT
When Do Reporters Collaborate, and When Do They Compete?

by David Eads

June 19, 2018, 5:00 am EDT
How Do We Prevent Typos and Other Errors From Appearing in Our Stories?

by Steve Mills

May 21, 2018, 5:00 am EDT
Those Questions You’ve Been Asking About Journalism? We Ask Them, Too.

by Logan Jaffe

May 4, 2018, 5:00 am EDT
Defining the Delicate and Often Difficult Relationship Between Reporters and Sources

by Steve Mills

April 24, 2018, 5:00 am EDT
How Do You Identify Fake News?

by Vignesh Ramachandran

April 4, 2018, 5:00 am EDT
How Do We Keep Bias Out of Stories?

by Jason Grotto

March 13, 2018, 5:00 am EDT
When Is a Story Ready to Publish?

by Melissa Sanchez

February 20, 2018, 5:00 am EST
How Do Young Journalists Get Their Training?

by Natalie Escobar

February 5, 2018, 5:00 am EST
How Does Journalism Work? Ask Us Questions. We Can Explain.

by Logan Jaffe

January 5, 2018, 7:00 am EST

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Ask ProPublica Illinois

The Books and Movies That Made Us Better Journalists

Student Reporters Can Serve Their Communities When Administrators Aren’t in the Way

Why Do Journalists Describe What Story Subjects Look Like?

Say What? How Reporters Gather and Use Quotations

Where Do We Find Our Story Ideas?

Twitter Used to Feel Like a Chore. Now It’s a Powerful Friend (And Fun).

Has the Internet Changed Fact-Checking? Well, It Depends.

How Do We Verify Anonymous Sources?

How to Find Out About Hot Dogs, Puppy Names and Parking Tickets

When Do Reporters Collaborate, and When Do They Compete?

How Do We Prevent Typos and Other Errors From Appearing in Our Stories?

Those Questions You’ve Been Asking About Journalism? We Ask Them, Too.

Defining the Delicate and Often Difficult Relationship Between Reporters and Sources

How Do You Identify Fake News?

How Do We Keep Bias Out of Stories?

When Is a Story Ready to Publish?

How Do Young Journalists Get Their Training?

How Does Journalism Work? Ask Us Questions. We Can Explain.

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