This free workshop will convene talented editors from throughout Chicago to discuss their careers and offer advice on how to make the transition into editing. It will include two 45-minute panels, covering print, digital, and multimedia editing, as well as ample time to network with the panelists and other journalists. This event will be hosted in-person at the City Bureau office, with an option to live-stream via Zoom. Food and drinks will be provided by City Bureau.

Hosted by: Chicago Independent Media Alliance (CIMA), City Bureau, and the Chicago Reader

Co-hosted by: Chicago Defender, Cicero Independiente, The Daily Line, Gozamos, Harvey World Herald, McKinley Park News, Polish Daily News | Dziennik Związkowy, Street Level: Mildsauce.org, and Windy City Times

Panel 1: Print & Digital

Moderated by: Bettina Chang (she/her), City Bureau, Co-Founder & Co-Executive Director

Panelists:

• Dawn Rhodes (she/her), Block Club Chicago, Senior Editor

• Jackie Serrato (she/her), South Side Weekly, Editor-in-Chief

• Salem Collo-Julin (she/they), Chicago Reader, Managing Editor

Panel 2: Multimedia

Moderated by: Alden Loury (he/him), WBEZ, Senior Editor – Race, Class and Communities

Panelists:

• Jenny Casas, The New York Times, Producer

• Jillian Melero (she/her), Borderless Magazine, Managing Editor