As a student in the Center for Journalism Integrity & Excellence, you’ll receive hands-on training and instruction from renowned investigative journalist and CJIE Director Lisa Parker as well as from media veterans and center founders Carol Marin and Don Moseley. The Advanced Reporting course will teach you useful skills for working in the field while you also focus on the deeper ethical questions of journalism.
What You'll Experience
Each year, a small cohort of journalism students take the Advanced Reporting course taught by CJIE Director Lisa Parker. For two quarters, you can learn about the ins and outs of investigative journalism by experiencing the industry firsthand, including:
- Researching and producing stories for the NBC Chicago news website.
- Visiting NBC studios in Chicago to assist Marin and Moseley with their political reporting work
- Writing pieces that appear on the course blog, Down the Center
How to Apply
The Advanced Reporting course is intended for students who have a serious desire to work in political, investigative or enterprise reporting. Review the course description for full criteria and application instructions.
Student-Produced Stories for News Outlets
CJIE gives you real world experience, taking you outside of the classroom to prepare you for a career in journalism. Here are some of the stories produced by Advanced Reporting students.
NBC Chicago Stories
Each fall and spring quarter, Advanced Reporting students pitch stories for publication on the NBC Chicago news website. They research, report, shoot, write and edit their work from start to finish.
Development of AI data center in Chicago's South Loop shrouded in mystery
Illinois quietly increases cost of online betting, and Chicago may be next
'Heartbreaking:' Rideshare drivers say they were suddenly deactivated...
How a loophole prompted unregulated hemp THC sales in Illinois
WTTW Chicago Tonight Stories
In previous iterations of the Advanced Reporting course, students co-produced stories presented by Carol Marin on WTTW’s Chicago Tonight. A selection of those segments is featured below.
As locksmith license requirements set to expire...
Chronic pain patients suffer from opioid epidemic overcorrection
Paper restrictions at Cook County jail signal substance abuse...
Finding love with mental illness