In a new video reporting project at Northwestern University, students profiled seven innovative organizations in the Midwest, including two that conduct investigations to shed light on the biggest stories of our time.
The Midwest Center for Investigative Journalism, an Illinois-based outfit, tracked how the COVID-19 pandemic affected workers in the food industry. Wisconsin Watch revealed how people who were punished for curfew violations amid last year’s social justice protests were overwhelmingly Black.
The video project was part of a program called Medill Explores at the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications. Professor Craig Duff’s class of 14 students worked in pairs to visit the seven Midwest news operations. The students were assisted by Jesse Hardman and Fernando Diaz of the Listening Post Collective, which helps journalists and nonprofits connect with communities.
