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Official page of the Chicago Journalists Association. Recognizing excellence and providing comradeship among Chicago journalists since 1939.

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If you're a front-line editor or in your first management job, click the link below to register and learn more about the free training, June 4-5 at Northwestern University's 303 E. Wacker Drive campus in Chicago. The deadline to register is May 26. https://t.co/r87jrk9aWs

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Are you an entry to mid-level editor or manager? The Chicago Journalists Association is happy to share information on a free training from the Maynard Institute and the Medill Local News Initiative you may be interested in.

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The two are partnering for this two-day training featuring topics including Stepping into your leadership role, Fault Lines impact on news coverage, Running the story: How to manage big projects, Shaping values-driven AI practices, and Navigating difficult conversations.

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Thanks to our panelists, moderator, those who attended, and everyone else who helped make this event a success! If you missed it, and would like to attend similar events in the future, get involved with CJA today! Find out how at the link below. https://t.co/QB7z1dMeqG

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We’re so proud and grateful to have gathered a full room on Local News Day for an insightful and inspiring panel with Duaa Eldeib, Brandis Friedman, Ismael Perez, Nell Salzman, and our moderator, Deborah Douglas, on building impactful journalism careers.

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Very thankful to @BrandisFriedman for speaking about how she approaches interviews with men in prison to share their stories and give them a voice #ChicagoJournalism #CJA #journalism

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@deldeib speaks on her reporting and how she goes into stories asking questions that can bring about change and answers #ChicagoJournalism #CJA #reporting

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@nellbsalzman sharing her experience reporting on immigration and her coverage of the Venezuelan migrants for @chicagotribune

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Tonight is the night! We are excited to host this event in partnership with @MedillSchool and have our panelist share their journey! #Chicagojournalism #CJA

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Head to https://t.co/cu5cMNAN2l to register.

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Two reminders for tomorrow: First, we’re excited to see everyone at our panel on building impactful journalism careers tomorrow at @MedillSchool! Second, we are sharing another opportunity from @The_IIJ and @sejorg with a deadline of tomorrow.

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We hope you apply for Pitch Fest AND make time for CJA’s event Thursday evening!

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Sponsored by the Northwestern-Medill Local News Accelerator, the event will be held at the school’s Chicago newsroom at 303 E. Wacker Drive. If you still haven't grabbed your ticket, now is the time! https://t.co/oa7Rj3QA7A

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Don't miss out on networking and the opportunity to learn from top local journalists! There's only a FEW days left until our FREE panel discussion and networking event featuring award-winning journalists from across Chicago this Thursday at Northwestern's Medill Chicago Newsroom!

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The event, Building an Impactful & Award-Winning Journalism Career, will feature the four most recent grand prize winners of the Dorothy Storck Award in a conversation moderated by Deborah Douglas, senior lecturer and founding director of the Medill Solutions Journalism Hub.

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If you'd like to continue the networking from ONA, please join us at at our panel next Thursday where four previous Dorothy Storck winners will share their tips on building impactful, award-winning careers in journalism. https://t.co/oa7Rj3QA7A

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The Chicago Journalists Association wanted to thank Press Forward Chicago (@chitrust), @JoyceFdn, @FieldFoundation and The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation for their generosity in helping some of our board and other CJA members to attend the annual ONA Conference this week.

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We’re grateful to these J-funders not only for making attending ONA possible for so many, enabling CJA leaders and members to learn from talented local and out-of-state journalists, but also for their continued support of Chicago journalism and organizations like CJA year-round.