So You Want to be a Reporter with Carol Marin

In the first of a three-part series about the Freedom of Information Act, Carol Marin talks with some of the top investigative reporters in Chicago about filing FOIA requests.

Hear from Mick Dumke of ProPublica Illinois, Ann Pistone of ABC 7, Dan Mihalopoulos of WBEZ and Jamie Kalven of the Invisible Institute.

Carol Marin talks with recent DePaul journalism grads Kayla Molander, Jakob Emerson and Megan Stringer about how they've adapted their reporting to social distancing recommendations and advice to soon-to-be-graduates.

How to report at the hyper local level by Center for Journalism Integrity & Excellence at DePaul University

Carol Marin talks with recent DePaul University grad Melody Mercado about covering the Iowa Caucuses in Des Moines, and DePaul's Senior Journalist in Residence Chris Bury about his time reporting on presidential elections for ABC. Bury and Mercado talk advice for young reporters covering a national election and what they learned while on the job.

Carol Marin talks with former Chicago Sun-Times music critic Jim DeRogatis about his nearly two-decade investigation into sexual abuse allegations against R&B singer R. Kelly.

Carol Marin talks with four women in Chicago media at the Center for Journalism Integrity & Excellence's Power 25 event, which honored Robert Feder's list of the 25 most powerful women in Chicago journalism. Hear from WGN and CLTV news director Jennifer Lyons, Chicago Sun-Times columnist Maudlyne Ihejirika, Sun-Times City Hall reporter Fran Spielman and Chicago Reader publisher Tracy Baim.

Carol Marin talks with the Director of The New York Times Institute John Haskins about his career, advice for young journalists and tips for students applying to the institute.

Carol Marin talks with DePaul journalism professor Amy Merrick about starting her career at the Wall Street Journal, and DePaul Alum Ariana Kraft about her first few months as a reporter in North Carolina — including her coverage of Hurricane Dorian.

Dean Baquet and Lourdes Duarte talk with DePaul University journalism students about the state of journalism, career paths and more.

Carol Marin talks with Adam Marshall from the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press about how reporters can use the Freedom of Information Act to hold government officials and agencies responsible.