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Five distinguished graduates of the University of Illinois Springfield’s Public Affairs Reporting program will be inducted this summer into the Bill Miller…

Two bills introduced at the Statehouse this month would require Big Tech companies to pay Illinois news organizations for their content, provide tax…

As part of UIS' "Exploring Graduate School" week, Public Affairs Reporting director Jason Piscia this week hosted a presentation highlighting the financial,…

A task force that studied the decline of local journalism in Illinois outlined its findings and policy recommendations at the Capitol recently. State Sen…

The Bill Miller Public Affairs Reporting Hall of Fame was established in 2006 and will induct a new class in summer 2024. The UIS Public Affairs Reporting…

PAR director Jason Piscia and Class of '22 grad Andrew Adams of Capitol News Illinois talked about the week that was in state government on the Jan. 25, 2024…

PAR graduates Hannah Meisel, left, and Andrew Adams report on state government for Capitol News Illinois. A pair of Public Affairs Reporting program…

Ashley Lisenby Ashley Lisenby, a 2016 graduate of the UIS Public Affairs Reporting program, was named Wednesday the new news director at St. Louis…

The Public Affairs Reporting program is looking for former students to assist with two events happening at and around UIS in the months to come. 1. On…

Each month, UIS has a guest column spot in The State Journal-Register. I was given the opportunity to write this month’s entry about the Public Affairs…

WHAT: University of Illinois Springfield School of Politics and International Affairs and the UIS Public Affairs Reporting Program will present a post-…

From left: Dr. Matthew Geras, Hannah Meisel, Dr. Isabel Skinner and Dr. John Transue ** Have a question for our panelists? Submit it here. We'll try to…

Ariel Van Cleave (wbez.org) Ariel Van Cleave, senior editor for audio and interim managing editor for Chicago public radio station WBEZ, will serve as the…

A report released earlier this month by the Pew Research Center details the number of journalists who cover America's statehouses, including our own here in…

I was honored to be invited to speak earlier this month at UIS' Lunch & Learn Series presented by the UIS Alumni SAGE Society and the Illinois State…

The Public Affairs Reporting program at the University of Illinois Springfield is seeking an adjunct broadcast writing instructor to provide individualized…

Degman Longtime Springfield radio listeners likely the remember the voice of Alex Degman (PAR ’09), who worked for WTAX-AM as a reporter, anchor and news…

On March 17, the Public Affairs Reporting program hosted a conversation with Ray Long, the longtime investigative reporter at the Chicago Tribune. He…

Ray Long's new book about former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan comes out March 22. Veteran Chicago Tribune investigative reporter Ray Long has…

Photo by Bank Phrom on Unsplash.com I’ve written about this topic often over the past year as I discussed various ways to keep local…