Carol Marin

11/08/2023

The latest story produced by our DePaul journalism students for WTTW: Drug soaked paper at Cook County Jail.https://news.wttw.com/2023/11/07/paper-restrictions-cook-county-jail-signal-substance-abuse-and-mental-health-concerns

10/20/2023

Veteran journalist Carol Marin interviews Block Club Chicago's Madison Savedra on the ongoing migrant crisis in Chicago and KCCI 8 News reporter Alyssa Gomez's experience covering a shooting in Iowa. Both share their insights on how young reporter...

10/20/2023

So, you want to be a reporter? Our podcast's latest chapter!

Veteran journalist Carol Marin interviews Block Club Chicago's Madison Savedra on the ongoing migrant crisis in Chicago and KCCI 8 News reporter Alyssa Gomez's experience covering a shooting in Iowa. Both share their insights on how young reporter...

06/10/2023

I love this!AND Phillip Castello who runs it all!

When talking about restaurants, there is generally a bright line between bars, casual sit-downs, and fine-dining restaurants.

06/06/2023

Investigating the dangers posed by fake taxis and rideshare cars in Chicago.

03/24/2023

Congratulations to DePaul journalism grad student Grace Golembiewski along with Rachel Hinton (a DePaul alum), David Jackson and Chuck Neubauer of the BGA, for being finalists for a national NIHCM Award for best reporting in health care journalism. They are in prestigious company because other finalists include the Washington Post, NBC News, Bloomberg, and ProPublica. Also congratulations to Professor Jason Martin whose Social Responsibility in Journalism graduate class worked on this months-long series of reporting on Gov. J.B. Pritzker's business interests getting favorable treatment from state government contracts for Medicaid.

Here are links:
Announcement link https://nihcm.org/news/announcing-the-2023-finalists-for-the-nihcm-awards-in-journalism-and-research
Direct link to finalists in digital media https://nihcm.org/awards/digital-media/finalists

Recognizing reporting and analysis produced specifically for an online audience

03/24/2023

Recognizing reporting and analysis produced specifically for an online audience

02/07/2023

The great Rick Bragg explains the sorrows and the joys of being a writer. Our latest podcast is here!

For young journalists it can be hard to write something on a deadline and make it stand out. Rick Bragg is is someone who is very experienced in this. He has throughout his career been known for his descriptive style of writing. Rick Bragg is a P...

01/19/2023

Very proud of my nephew, Phil Castello, and Side Lot!

When talking about restaurants, there is generally a bright line between bars, casual sit-downs, and fine-dining restaurants.

11/07/2022

How do you cover an election in these crazy political times? Ask the veterans! Our latest episode of "So, you want to be a reporter?"

What does it take to report on politics? Dana Kozlov and Eleni Demertzis are two people who know. Dana Kozlov is a political investigative reporter for CBS2 Chicago with over 30 years of journalism e

03/29/2022

A Chicago Tonight exclusive by political reporter Paris Schutz:

A review of state campaign filings and Aurora public records shows that a company that donated more than $135,000 to political funds connected to Richard Irvin also received millions in city contracts. That same company was also the beneficiary of legislation pushed by Irvin that could prove lucrati...

01/26/2022

Can our podcast prepare you to report on a calamity? We hope so.
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Around us, stories of sadness, loss and devastation are everywhere. How do we as reporters even begin to cover events where trauma is abundant?Emily Evans is a photojournalist at WDRB in Louisville, Kentucky, who ran to the horrific aftermath of ...

01/12/2022

Robservations on the media beat: Tuesday was another red-letter day for Block Club Chicago. In what it called "a wonderful vote of confidence," the vital n