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Mar 17, 2022

Watch replay: Ray Long talks about his new book about former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan

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

Mar 07, 2022

PAR grad Ray Long talks about Michael Madigan with us on March 17

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

Jan 19, 2022

Your Local Newspaper Is In Trouble

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 news…

Dec 22, 2021

News literacy: A lesson for all ages

PAR Director Jason Piscia talks about news literacy with a class at La Salle-Peru Twp. High School on Dec. 7, 2021. (Photo courtesy LPHS) I write on…

Sep 23, 2021

PAR: Real journalism experience and a master’s degree without a huge student loan

PAR student Derek Cantu was an intern for NPR Illinois in 2021. (UIS photo) A headline in the Wall Street Journal caught my eye last week: “Journalism…

May 26, 2021

Recollections of Springfield

Being the politics nerd and longtime Springfield resident that I am, I’m always interested when well-known political figures offer their impressions…

May 04, 2021

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…

Apr 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…