So You Want to be a Reporter with Carol Marin

Retired longtime anchor and reporter Ron Magers and the Chicago Tribune's Jeremy Gorner were honored at this year's Center for Journalism Integrity and Excellence awards ceremony hosted by Carol Marin. Hear what they had to say about working in journalism and the advice they offered to DePaul students.

Carol Marin is joined by Maura Barrett and Rachel Hinton, two young reporters who have spent the early part of their careers covering politics at the local, state and national level. In this episode, they share their experiences on the beat so far and offer advice for young reporters who may want to follow in their footsteps.

Carol Marin is joined by University of Alabama graduate Alessandra Pontbriand and DePaul alum Jakob Emerson who work together at the FOX affiliate in Springfield, Illinois. They discuss what they've learned while adapting to the unique challenges of becoming a professional reporter during a pandemic.

Chicago Tribune City Hall reporter Greg Pratt found himself in Mayor Lori Lightfoot's crosshairs after a string of stories highlighting a lack of transparency in her administration. Inside the newsroom, Pratt also serves as the president of the Tribune union where he fights for the rights of his colleagues at the paper. Hear what he has to say about holding power to account on all fronts in this week's episode.

Carol Marin is joined by two Chicago journalists whose careers have been defined by telling stories with a camera. First, Paul Nagaro looks back at his nearly 50 years behind the camera at NBC Chicago and shares the biggest lessons he's learned along the way. Then, recent DePaul graduate Jonathan Aguilar recounts the weeks and months immediately after his graduation in which he photographed the civil unrest following the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

First, Carol Marin speaks with ABC7 investigative reporter Chuck Goudie about his long career of interviewing sources and what he's learned along the way. She's then joined by DePaul alum Deni Kemper from Louisville's WLKY who talks about her experiences reporting on the police killing of Breonna Taylor and interviewing people in the community about the tragedy.

Carol Marin is joined by WBEZ politics reporter Dave McKinney who spent over 20 years in print before diving into radio and DePaul journalism alum Melody Mercado who is now reporting for The Des Moines Register after spending her first year after graduation at a Des Moines television station.

Carol Marin talks with Center for Journalism Integrity & Excellence Fellow Dan Sinker about advice he has for journalism students graduating amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sinker has spent is career on the cutting edge of journalism, creating innovative approaches to news. He's an entrepreneur, a leader and a creator. Sinker shares helpful advice for graduates as they enter a job market that is even more uncertain than before.

Carol Marin talks with ProPublica Illinois Reporter Jodi S. Cohen and Better Government Association Investigator Katie Drews about their latest investigations, and how the Freedom of Information Act made their stories possible.

Carol Marin talks with Illinois Public Access Counselor Sarah Pratt and FOIA attorney Matt Topic about FOIA best practices.