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Training

Training Highlights
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How journalists can verify and use images responsibly in reporting

Relying on visuals in reporting, journalists need to confirm where they came from, what they show and how they are being interpreted. Answering those questions is part of a reporting process known as verification.

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How images shape narratives: a guide to reading photographs critically
How images shape narratives: a guide to reading photographs critically

How photography influences public understanding and why journalists must interpret images with the same scrutiny applied to text, data and sources.

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How journalists escalate FOIA requests when agencies refuse to release records

What journalists can do when agencies block records and how to keep investigations moving without waiting months — or years — for a response.

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When ICE won’t respond, local records help expose immigration enforcement

Use these FOIA strategies for immigration enforcement reporting.

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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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Past Events

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

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

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

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

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

    TIPSHEET: Understanding and Analyzing Chicago Police TRRs [DOWNLOAD]

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

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

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

Upcoming Events

Media Literacy for civic life

Three workshops designed to transform everyday residents, netizens, and Documenters into critically media-literate journalists who can identify reliable sources, analyze bias, and tell local stories that connect to the whole reader / June 17, July 22, Sept. 9 / Virtual / REGISTER >>

Negotiating FOIA fees

In this webinar, veteran journalist Kimbriell Kelly will share strategies and practical tips for working with officials to lower the fees for open records / June 24 / Virtual / REGISTER >>

Using Data and Framing to Surface Responses to Systemic Harm

This one‑day solutions journalism summit brings together researchers and data journalists to help the news media move from merely documenting harm to rigorously covering responses to systemic injustice / June 26 / Medill School of Journalism, (303 East Wacker Drive, Chicago) / REGISTER >>

Writing Across Genres

Join award-winning journalist, memoirist, and novelist Dawn Turner to learn how to build a writing career across multiple genres, without losing your voice or your focus / June 23 / Virtual / REGISTER >>

Submit upcoming trainings at info@raceandequityproject.org