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. 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.
Advanced Reporting Course
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 stories for Carol Marin to broadcast on WTTW's Chicago Tonight
- 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.
Down the Center Blog
Down the Center showcases the work of students in the Advanced Reporting course, where students write about industry trends, recent events in the news, advice they receive from working journalists and more.
Chicago Tonight Stories
Each quarter, Advanced Reporting students choose a story that will air on WTTW’s Chicago Tonight. They research, report, shoot, write and edit the story that Carol Marin presents. This is just one of the ways that the CJIE gives you real world experience, taking you outside of the classroom to prepare you for a career in journalism.
Click on the titles below to see the work students have completed for Chicago Tonight.
As Locksmith License Requirements Set to Expire, Will Illinois Become the ‘Wild West’ Some Critics Fear?
Chronic Pain Patients Suffer From Opioid Epidemic Overcorrection
Paper Restrictions at Cook County Jail Signal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Concerns
Finding Love With Mental Illness: Those With Anxiety, Depression Say They Must Swipe Right on Themselves
Park & Ride Disparities Leave South Side Red Line Commuters Without a Spot
As Supreme Court Prepares to Rule on Roe, Illinois Once Again Ground Zero for Abortion Access
Designed to Reduce Cook County Jail Population, Electronic Monitoring System May Produce False Readings