City Bureau

Making Mamas Shine Through Engagement

This spring, City Bureau reporters experimented with tools and…

Public Newsroom Update: We’re Taking a Break

We’ll be back August 1 for a month-long review of our new…

Beyond Shock Value Photojournalism

Sebastián Hidalgo on what it takes to practice a collective visual…

Don’t Just Engage, Equip

To reimagine and repair local news, democratize the journalistic process.

The speech and presentation below were delivered as the closing keynote of the 2019 Collaborative Journalism Summit in Philadelphia…

Between Friends: Jenny Casas

The City Bureau network is full of incredibly committed community…

Between Friends: Felicia Holman

The City Bureau network is full of incredibly committed community…

What’s in Your Local News Contract?

Looking back at Chicago’s 1919 race riot, we’re asking Chicagoans…

What’s the State of Maternal Care on Chicago’s West Side?

Here’s what people in North Lawndale and…

What Value Do Photos Have in Everyday News Consumption?

We asked Chicagoans about photojournalism that…