PAR Alumni Spotlight: Hannah Meisel returns to NPR Illinois
Hannah Meisel has made a handful of stops on her journalism journey since completing the Public Affairs Reporting program in 2014. But she’s never...
Abr 20, 2021
5 Reasons to Pursue a Master’s Degree in Public Affairs Reporting at UIS
Since 1972, the Public Affairs Reporting program at UIS has jumpstarted hundreds of careers in journalism and communications. There are dozens of...
Feb 16, 2021
PAR Alumni Spotlight: Andrea Zelinski hikes 2,193-mile Appalachian Trail
In the years since completing the Public Affairs Reporting program in 2008, Andrea Zelinski has been covering politics and government for news...
Ago 26, 2021
Pritzker signs bill to form local journalism task force
Starting Jan. 1, a new state task force will study the status of journalism across the state and make recommendations for improvement to the Illinois General...
Mayo 12, 2020
UIS Public Affairs Reporting Program alum Trif Alatzas leads his team to a Pulitzer Prize win
Trif Alatzas, a 1989 graduate of the University of Illinois Springfield’s Public Affairs Reporting Program (PAR), has led his team to a 2020 Pulitzer...