UIUC’s MJ trains watchdog reporters and innovative storytellers. Students mine FOIA databases, 3-D scan crime scenes for AR reconstructions, and produce solutions journalism podcasts in WILL Public Media’s studios. With seminars in press freedom, data visualization, and entrepreneurial newsroom models, graduates break stories on climate justice, AI ethics, and political accountability across platforms and continents.
Interactive map tracking toxic-spill incidents near schools
Machine-learning model flagging algorithmic sentencing disparities
Drone documentary on disappearing Midwestern wetlands
Long-form narrative on rural hospital closures with data graphics
Open-records guide crowdsourcing property-tax inequities
Podcast series amplifying immigrant small-business owners
OSINT workshop exposing disinformation networks
AR overlay reconstructing historic civil-rights marches
Freedom-of-Information lawsuit playbook for student journalists
Environmental-data chatbot answering community health questions
Solutions-journalism feature on regenerative farming co-ops
Newsletter growth strategy using engaged journalism metrics
Policy memo on deepfake regulation and press freedom
Grant proposal for bilingual investigative fellowship
Data-viz dashboard on police misconduct settlements
Workshop teaching trauma-informed interviewing techniques
White paper on carbon footprint of streaming newsrooms
Collaboration with computer-science students auditing public algorithms
Interactive timeline of pandemic policy shifts by county
Break stories that matter with UIUC investigative training.
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