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George LeVines and Aaron Mendelson join the Hub; Josiah Bates is The Trace’s new Great Lakes reporter.
The award coincides with finalist recognition from the Online News Association and the Institute for Nonprofit News.
The Trace is hiring an assistant engagement editor to elevate our gun violence reporting across a range of channels. We’re looking for someone who is deeply knowledgeable about social media and enthusiastic about reaching readers in new ways. The ideal…
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This journalist will expand and deepen The Trace’s gun violence coverage throughout the region, filling a crucial information gap by combining quick-turnaround news and feature stories.
This is an opportunity to be a founding member of an important, first-of-its-kind project to provide the media industry with the tools to uncover new truths about America’s gun violence crisis.
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A paid opportunity for Chicagoans affected by gun violence to learn to tell their own stories.
In Guns We Trust
All six episodes of "Long Shadow: In Guns We Trust" are available now.
The award for Jennifer Mascia coincides with finalist recognition from ASME, NABJ, and the Deadline Club.
Alma Beauvais and Ava Sasani will help with news gathering and the Gun Violence Data Hub.
This journalist will pioneer new ways to leverage data and visualizations for better coverage of gun violence, one of the country's most urgent public health issues.
The Trace is launching an initiative that will help journalists access data on one of America’s most critical — and opaque — public health crises.
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Brian Freskos has started as our news editor.
