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Columns & Opinion, On Politics Jun 20, 2019
A tale of two vices

Let’s pit reefer vs. gambling to see which is worse.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: On Politics, Bill Clinton, cannabis, Chris Buddy, Dan Mihalopoulos, gambling, Governor Pritzker, Inside the Edge, Jason Grotto, Marijuana, ProPublica, reefer, WBEZ

Blogs, Bleader Apr 21, 2017
Pledge drives flourish at public media in Chicago

WBEZ and WTTW both had more-successful-than-expected drives this year.
- By Michael Miner
- Tags: Media, News, The Trump Era, Donald Trump, WBEZ, WTTW, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, ProPublica, New York Times, Kassie Stephenson, Anne Gleason, National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities

Blogs, Bleader Mar 13, 2017
How Trump can unite America

Americans can agree on this much: we messed up.
- By Michael Miner
- Tags: Media, News, Politics, Donald Trump, Facebook, New York Times, political bubbles, ProPublica

Blogs, Bleader Feb 21, 2017
Louise Kiernan will head ProPublica in Chicago

ProPublica has chosen an editor to build its new Chicago operation—Louise Kiernan
- By Michael Miner
- Tags: Media, News, ProPublica, Louise Kiernan, Pulitzer Prizes, "Gateway to Gridlock, " Richard Tofel

Blogs, Bleader Dec 13, 2016
ProPublica makes its midwest gambit

The investigative outlet begins its national expansion in Chicago.
- By Michael Miner
- Tags: News, Media, ProPublica, ProPublica in Chicago, Richard Tofel, Ford Foundation, Donald Trump, ACLU, Human Rights Watch

Columns & Opinion, On Politics Oct 19, 2016
Emanuel lobbied feds to approve airline merger, pocketed $53,000 campaign contribution

ProPublica reminds us what the ‘old’ Rahm was like.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: On Politics, News, Chicago Public Schools, CPS, Chicago Teachers Union, CTU, Rahm Emanuel, Karen Lewis, budget, ProPublica, American Airlines, U.S. Airways, merger, business, investigation, antitrust

News & Politics, Feature Oct 28, 2015
Is digital privacy a pipe dream?

Reporter Julia Angwin tried to hide from the prying eyes of government and big business.
- By Deanna Isaacs
- Tags: Feature, Julia Angwin, Chicago Humanities Festival, ProPublica, Dragnet Nation: A Quest for Privacy, Security, and Freedom in a World of Relentless Surveillance, U. of C., Acxiom, Privacy Badger, Ghostery, Google, Citizens Under Surveillance

Blogs, Bleader Feb 21, 2014
Tina Fey to star as intrepid Trib correspondent

Tina Fey set to play Kim Barker in movie set in South Asia hot spots.
- By Michael Miner
- Tags: Media, Film, News, Tina Fey, Kim Barker, "Taliban Shuffle, " Lorne Michaels, Chicago Tribune, ProPublica

Blogs, Bleader Oct 3, 2013
Who benefits when Medill students intern for nothing?

ProPublica questions Medill's intern program.
- By Michael Miner
- Tags: Media, News, Medill, internships, ProPublica, intern programs, Medill Global Residency Program, Jack Doppelt, the Reader

News & Politics, Feature May 2, 2013
The underworld of raiteros

Some of America's best-known companies and largest temp agencies benefit from—and tacitly collaborate with—an underworld of labor brokers, known as "raiteros," who charge workers fees, pushing their pay below minimum wage.
- By Michael Grabell/ProPublica
- Tags: Feature, ProPublica, Chicago Workers' Collaborative, Ty Inc., Beanie Babies, raiteros, Little Village, temp agencies, Illinois wage laws, Maria Castro, Rigoberto Aguilar, Sony, Frito Lay, Pampered Chef, Smirnoff, Marlboro, Fresh Express, Chiquita Brands, McDonald's, Burger King, Select Family of Staffing Companies, Select Remedy, Tania Lundeen, Miguel del Valle, Ty Warner, D. Stephen Sorensen, Walmart, Bank of America, Toyota, Costco, Trader Joe's, General Mills, Mattel, Fisher-Price, Robert Stack Custom Staffing, Sega, Eugenio Aguilar, Xentris Wireless, Elizabeth Bellido, Cirilo, Most Valuable Personnel, Darron Grottolo, Cirilo Peralta Transportación, Bolingbrook, Gabriel Espinoza, Triune Logistics, Alfred Garza, Rudy Polheber, Sandy Lopez, Juan Rodriguez Trujillo, Leone Bicchieri, Jeff Tyler

Blogs, Bleader Nov 8, 2012
Segregation and Obama's second term

It's never politically expedient for a president to fight segregation
- By Steve Bogira
- Tags: Segregation, Politics, News, Richard Nixon, ProPublica, Nikole Hannah-Jones, racial segregation, desegregation, integration, Housing and Urban Development, George Romney, Myron Orfield, school segregation, Bill Clinton, Elizabeth Julian, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, McCormick Place

Blogs, Bleader Jul 19, 2011
Cameron's scandal — and Nixon's

Is Britain's scandal a little like Watergate?
- By Michael Miner
- Tags: Media, News Bites, News, Britain's phone-hacking scandal, Watergate scandal, David Cameron, Richard Nixon, Rupert Murdoch, News International, News of the World, Andy Coulson, Sir Paul Stephenson, ProPublica

Columns & Opinion, On Media May 12, 2011
Think you've got journalism's next big idea? Get to know Elspeth Revere, the MacArthur Foundation's media maven
- By Michael Miner
- Tags: Michael Miner on Media, Elsbeth Revere, MacArthur Foundation, Chicago News Cooperative, Jim O'Shea, Center for Investigative Reporting, ProPublica, Center for Public Integrity, NewsHour, Third Coast International Audio Festival, Kartequin Films, Bay Area Video Coalition, University of Michigan, Tribeca Film Institute, WBEZ, Robert Feder, Time Out Chicago, Chicago Community Trust, Chicago Reporter, Catalyst, Mgoan Le, Community News Matters

Blogs, Bleader Apr 19, 2011
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Acai Berry Marketers Accused of Fraud

Those ads for the acai berry weight loss miracle? Yeah, they're a scam, according to the feds. Shocker.
- By Alex Parker
- Tags: Media, News, Lisa Madigan, Federal Trade Commission, Oprah, acai berry, fraud, ProPublica, USA Today, CNN, CBS, University of Phoenix, Video

News & Politics, Media Nov 26, 2009
Does Mother Jones Know Best?

Foundation funding and collaboration, touted as the way forward for news, have their own pitfalls.
- By Michael Miner
- Tags: Media, Mother Jones, Wired, ProPublica, Grist, Slate, Steven Katz, San Francisco Chronicle, National Magazine Award for General Excellence, Assignment 2020: Reporting as if the Future Depended on It., Chi-Town Daily News, Media Consortium, Tracy Van Slyke, In These Times, The Big Thaw, Tony Deifell

Blogs, Bleader Jun 17, 2009
The Knight Foundation makes some bets on the future

The Knight News Challenge announces nearly $2 million in grants to new digital projects.
- By Michael Miner
- Tags: News, News Bites, New York Times, ProPublica, Knight Foundation, Knght News Challenge

Blogs, Bleader Jan 9, 2009
As the Bush administration abandons ship, it battens the hatches to keep information from leaking out

ProPublica reports that the departing Bush administration has been trying to tighten the flow of information out of some federal agencies.
- By Michael Miner
- Tags: News, News Bites, Bush Administration, Columbia Journalism Review, ProPublica, Department of Energy, Securities and Exchange Comission

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Let’s pit reefer vs. gambling to see which is worse.

WBEZ and WTTW both had more-successful-than-expected drives this year.

Americans can agree on this much: we messed up.

ProPublica has chosen an editor to build its new Chicago operation—Louise Kiernan

The investigative outlet begins its national expansion in Chicago.

ProPublica reminds us what the ‘old’ Rahm was like.

Reporter Julia Angwin tried to hide from the prying eyes of government and big business.

Tina Fey set to play Kim Barker in movie set in South Asia hot spots.

ProPublica questions Medill's intern program.

Some of America's best-known companies and largest temp agencies benefit from—and tacitly collaborate with—an underworld of labor brokers, known as "raiteros," who charge workers fees, pushing their pay below minimum wage.

It's never politically expedient for a president to fight segregation

Is Britain's scandal a little like Watergate?

Those ads for the acai berry weight loss miracle? Yeah, they're a scam, according to the feds. Shocker.

Foundation funding and collaboration, touted as the way forward for news, have their own pitfalls.

The Knight News Challenge announces nearly $2 million in grants to new digital projects.

ProPublica reports that the departing Bush administration has been trying to tighten the flow of information out of some federal agencies.

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