Communications
CategoryThe Chicago Emmys OR How I Know I’m in the Right Business
The tale of how I ended up at the Chicago Emmys goes all the way back to the first week of my first semester when I met with Norma Gre..
We put the “Spring” in Springfield
I’ve been trying to get a hold of a certain senator for about a month. I’ve left numerous messages, begging and pleading his assistant ..
The Goggles! (Sounds a lot like when George Bush says “The Google,” but don’t confuse the two)
http://vimeo.com/31050579
There was a point in my undergrad when I watched “The Cruise,” a brilliant documentary that follows around Ti..
Out of Afghanistan Now Protest
http://vimeo.com/30644367
My most recent major assignment for my Reporting International class (a final semester class) was to create a..
Shave and an Interview: Two Cents
Okay, so there was no real shave involved. Just a haircut.
Right in the middle of my interview with an alderman.
For journalists..
Pierre Kattar On Having an LLC as an Independant Journalist
http://vimeo.com/29881704
Pierre Kattar, filmmaker and longtime Washington Post journalist, was recently at Columbia College Chicago wi..
Rose Economou: The Great Journey Begins
It was last year, right around this time, that I went to Rose’s office to talk to her about going on the J-term trip to Europe. I had ..
A Peek Behind the Veil of Islam
While looking for various immigrant groups in a Muslim community in Albany Park, I came across something completely unexpected…
A woman..
Jimmy Carter, Donald Trump, and What to Do About that China?
Donald Trump in February 2009 (Image via Wikipedia)
Patrick Winn’s post on the Rice Bowl, an Asia-focused blog on Global Post, caught m..
Another Side of Chicago
I went out to Austin last week (the West-side neighborhood, that is–not the Texas city) to do a feature story for Austin Talks about the ..