Thanks to Brian Simmons and Rita Carmona of Chicago Votes Action Fund for speaking to my Defending Democracy class Columbia College Chicago today about their work uplifting young voices and votes, and #votinginprison #unlockcivics.

All set up for an Intermission pop up for Columbia Votes Columbia College Chicago performance of Hortensia. See a play; register to vote!

Students in my Defending Democracy class Columbia College Chicago have learned a lot about the struggle over voting rights, so it was great to have them meet a candidate running for office--in our district! Thanks, Kina Collins, for shredding the myth that "all politicians are alike."

How to excite students about live tweeting? Invite one of the Chicago Documenters to talk about their work. Thank you, Annabel Rocha, for sharing your career path and live tweeting strategies with my Reporting 1 class ColumbiaChiComm Columbia College Chicago!

@columbia_votes is here at the University Center Columbia College Chicago registering students to vote.

Thanks to Precious Brady-Davis 🌈🌊 for speaking to my Defending Democracy class Columbia College Chicago today about the important work of the MWRD and her campaign for commissioner @PreciousforMWRD Learning about down-ballot races is important.

YES!, a terrific Solutions Journalism Network magazine, is looking for a new Executive Editor -- someone to champion "the power and promise of community-led solutions to society’s most challenging problems." This is an amazing opportunity! YesMagazine.org/ExecutiveEditor.

"Although some materials can be effectively recycled and safely made from recycled content, plastics cannot. Plastic recycling does not work and will never work." theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

I love this piece about news avoidance and the need for journalists to provide audiences with more hope, agency and dignity. washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/…

A great day geeking out about magazines at the international Mapping the Magazine conference today with these stellar people. Thank you to Drake University for hosting. More tomorrow! #magazine

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Excellent piece by my colleague Jackie Spinner: gatewayjr.org/journalism-edu…

Good story by Kamy Smelser in the The Columbia Chronicle about Columbia College Chicago making the "honor roll" of best colleges for student voting, thanks to Columbia Votes! columbiachronicle.com/columbia-makes…

So great when an alum comes back to lead a workshop for our students and faculty Columbia Alumni ColumbiaChiComm thanks, Vee L. Harrison

Such fun talking with @FrancineHuff and two of my Columbia College Chicago Civic Media MA @ CCC students about their award-winning Solutions Journalism Network stories on Facebook live this afternoon. But apparently, not embeddable on Twitter. Check out facebook.com/solutionsjourn…

My ColumbiaChiComm Intro to Journalism students got published again today in Chicago Talks -- congrats to all of them! chicagotalks.org/?p=66268

More wisdom from the amazing Voter Registration Geniuses Columbia College Chicago published in the The Columbia Chronicle . I am so fortunate to work with these remarkable young people. columbiachronicle.com/make-election-…

Thrilled to announce that I'm a newly minted, accredited Solutions Journalism trainer! Thanks, Deborah Douglas, for inviting me to collaborate on a recent @Medill Midwest Solutions Journalism Network Hub training, too! #collaboration #journalism #Appreciation