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How Does Journalism Work? Ask Us Questions. We Can Explain.

At ProPublica Illinois, we strive to be transparent about how our journalism gets done. But we can’t predict what you will find useful about it. So, tell us and we'll try to explain. Send any questions to [email protected].

The Books and Movies That Made Us Better Journalists

by Lakeidra Chavis,

Student Reporters Can Serve Their Communities When Administrators Aren’t in the Way

by Vignesh Ramachandran,

Why Do Journalists Describe What Story Subjects Look Like?

by Logan Jaffe and Steve Mills,

Say What? How Reporters Gather and Use Quotations

by Steve Mills,

Where Do We Find Our Story Ideas?

by Jodi S. Cohen,

Twitter Used to Feel Like a Chore. Now It’s a Powerful Friend (And Fun).

by Melissa Sanchez,

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Has the Internet Changed Fact-Checking? Well, It Depends.

by Duaa Eldeib,

How Do We Verify Anonymous Sources?

by Jason Grotto,

How to Find Out About Hot Dogs, Puppy Names and Parking Tickets

by Sandhya Kambhampati,

When Do Reporters Collaborate, and When Do They Compete?

by David Eads,

How Do We Prevent Typos and Other Errors From Appearing in Our Stories?

by Steve Mills,

Those Questions You’ve Been Asking About Journalism? We Ask Them, Too.

by Logan Jaffe,

Defining the Delicate and Often Difficult Relationship Between Reporters and Sources

by Steve Mills,

How Do You Identify Fake News?

by Vignesh Ramachandran,

How Do We Keep Bias Out of Stories?

by Jason Grotto,

When Is a Story Ready to Publish?

by Melissa Sanchez,

How Do Young Journalists Get Their Training?

by Natalie Escobar,

How Does Journalism Work? Ask Us Questions. We Can Explain.

by Logan Jaffe,