Meet Darcel: Darcel Rockett crafts stories about underrepresented communities at the Chicago Tribune. The longtime journalist has contributed to the industry from London to L.A., always keeping an ear to the ground to bring unique perspectives to her work. bit.ly/PNCMAS24
After all the tears and feels last night, thank you Public Narrative and Kayce Ataiyero, here’s some more news I can share. I’m Cambridge bound thanks to the Nieman Foundation.
Congratulations to INN members Invisible Institute, Cicero Independiente, Borderless Magazine, MindSite News and Chicago Reader for their wins in Public Narrative’s 2024 Community Media Awards!
Check out this thread for the wins, and learn more about the awards here: publicnarrative.org/awards/
TONIGHT our very own Irene Romulo will receive their 2024 Studs Terkel Award for 'amplifying underrepresented voices through courageous and insightful grassroots journalism, enriching the media landscape' thank you Public Narrative for recognizing our journalist and co-founder!
#TerkelCircle News: Congrats to the newly minted #CommunityMediaAwards Studs Terkel winner Darcel on being named a 2025 Nieman Foundation Fellow!
Congratulations to Public Narrative & Jhmira Latrice on a phenomenal 29th Annual Community Media Awards! We are thrilled to be a sponsor of tonight’s event. #PNCMAS24 #Journalism
An illustrious cohort for the '24 Studs Terkel.
They join Tiffany Walden, Alden Loury, Cheryl Corley, Maudlyne Ihejirika, Tracy Baim, ✨ Britt “YA YA” Julious ✨, Martha Irvine, Carlos Ballesteros, Hecha en Chicago to name a few!
Officially welcome them into the #TerkelCircle : bit.ly/PNCMAS24
'How A Black Family's Story Echoes 2day's Fight
Carey Hemmons, his wife & 11 kids were evicted from their #SouthSide apt in #Chicago ’s storied Black Belt 80yrs ago
chicagodefender.com/legacy-of-ineq…—The Chicago Defender
#segregation Shame of Chicago Healing Illinois Field Foundation Public Narrative
Our Chief External Affairs Officer Kayce Ataiyero introduced the Studs Terkel Community Media Award for Darcel at Public Narrative’s #PNCMAS24 Awards. Congratulations, Darcel! #Journalism #LocalNews
TONIGHT: Don't miss ep. 3 Shame of Chicago, 9pm CT on WTTW - Chicago PBS and streaming on VON-tv and PBS app!
Read Public Narrative's collaboration w/5 newsrooms tackling the city's key issues inspired by the doc, w/support from Field Foundation and Healing Illinois: bit.ly/3UFvApo
Meet Bill: Bill Healy crafts impactful and complex stories at the Invisible Institute, producing podcasts like ‘You Didn’t See Nothin,’ a 2024 The Pulitzer Prizes winner, and ‘Somebody,’ a 2021 Pulitzer Prize finalist. (Congrats to Invisible Institute for this win!) bit.ly/PNCMAS24
Meet Irene: Irene Romulo (Irene Romulo) champions news in the #Cicero community. Her journey from organizer to co-founder of Cicero Independiente fuels change within and outside the newsroom. bit.ly/PNCMAS24
Meet Josh: Josh McGhee delves into criminal justice & mental health, centering ppl w/data & public records MindSite News. His extensive reporting across Chicago includes topics from policing to politics, w/previous roles at DNAinfo, WVON, Injustice Watch. bit.ly/PNCMAS24
Meet Borderless: Borderless Magazine shines a light on Chicago's immigrant & BIPOC communities with informative & uplifting reporting, showcasing the beauty & diversity of the ethnic groups that shape our city. #RippleEffect bit.ly/PNCMAS24
#Chicago ranks high nationally for no. of #fooddeserts w/in its boundaries—w/384K Chicagoans (127K children) living in food deserts. This burden exacerbates health disparities.'
cnwmedia.com/features/when-…—Chicago News Weekly
#chicago #hunger Healing Illinois Field Foundation
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“I was living in an SRO. It got so hot, & I didn't have a fan. I ended up sleeping outside on a bench.
'1 of those nights, I was dreaming of living in a normal house.”
southsideweekly.com/chicagoans-and…— South Side Weekly
#chicago #housing Healing Illinois Field Foundation Public Narrative
