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Journalism Training

Training Highlights
Examples: How journalists use history to reframe stories on racial inequities

The Investigative Project on Race and Equity’s recent training on Investigating History for Reparative Storytelling gave journalists practical tools for weaving historical context into their reporting and highlighted real-world case studies where reporters applied these methods. Here are just a few.

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Where to find archives for reporting on systemic racism

This article highlights several archival resources, from citywide portals to community collections, that can help journalists uncover systemic racism and add historical depth to their reporting.

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Using history to report on systemic racism

The Investigative Project on Race and Equity hosted a virtual training on “Investigating History for Reparative Storytelling,” led by investigative journalist Logan Jaffe of ProPublica and journalist and public historian Laura Kebede-Twumasi.

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Upcoming Events

NICAR 2026

Investigative Reporters & Editors and NICAR annual data journalism conference / Indianapolis / March 5-7, 2026 REGISTER >>

Past Events

“Unprecedented?”

Investigating history for reparative storytelling with Laura Kebede-Twumasi and Logan Jaffe / September 25, 2025 [DOWNLOAD SLIDE DECK]

Visual Literacy in Journalism

Preserving the truth through photography with Sebastián Hidalgo / August 18, 2025 [DOWNLOAD SLIDE DECK]

It’s Time to Become A Housing Reporter

With Eviction Lab’s Juan Pablo Garnham / June 4, 2025

TIPSHEET: Databases and resources to cover housing challenges [DOWNLOAD]

Understanding CPD’s Tactical Response Reports

With Farrah Anderson of Invisible Institute and Josh McGee of Mindsite News / February 12, 2025

TIPSHEET: Understanding and Analyzing Chicago Police TRRs [DOWNLOAD]

Green Light for Change

A community forum on traffic stop reform / December 7, 2024

Finding Stories in the Data

A hands-on training on traffic stops, police accountability and analyzing data / August 26, 2024

BETWEEN TWO WORLDS

A virtual conversation about the global impact of racial profiling in policing with journalists from Chicago and France / January 10, 2024