Ten reporters from the Medill School of Journalism shared the historic moment in Chicago’s Grant Park where some 150,000 supporters cheered Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) as he accepted his country’s challenge to bring change as the 44th president of the United States. Here are stories shared by just a few of those thousands of people and the stories [...]
This site is a project sponsored by the Carnegie Corporation and Knight Foundation, featuring innovative approaches to storytelling and reporting from more than fellows associated with top U.S. journalism programs. Their goal: push the boundaries of new forms of journalism. Beyond the eight main schools listed below, also involved are fellows from Harvard, Texas, Missouri and Nebraska.
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- Urban Reporting, Demographics and the American Tapestry
- Charter Schools: A Lends Into Education Across the USA
- The U.S. Political Landscape - Racial Identity and Attitudes
- Changing America: Population and Energy Use
- Urban Youth and the New America
- Southwestern Shifts: New Communities and New Realities
- Teen America: Technology, Identity and Empowerment
