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Margaret Kates
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Reporter, Alabama Media Group
covering the AL Gulf for @aldotcom @alcommobile | Past: @chalkbeatCHI, @theprogressive, @washingtonian | New Orleanian | @medillschool alum
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Maxwell Evans
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Reporter, Block Club Chicago
south shore, woodlawn + hyde park for @blockclubchi. kalamazoo's son. this account is shambling around, someone really ought to put it to sleep
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Kae Petrin
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Data and Graphics Journalist, Chalkbeat
Data & graphics 🧙 @CivicNewsCo. ✊ @CivicNewsGuild. Cofounder/president/interim ED @transja. kpetrin@chalkbeat.org
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Cassie Walker Burke
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External Editor, WBEZ-FM (Chicago, IL)
External Editor @wbez. Past @chalkbeatCHI @crainschicago @chicagomag. Strollerpusher. @chipubschools parent. AL to GA to CHI. cburke@wbez.org
Jamie Nesbitt Golden
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Reporter, Block Club Chicago
@BlockClubChi’s Award-winning Bronzeville Reporter. @HeadlineClub board. @NerdgasmNoire’s Low End Kid. Dorothy Parker enthusiast. @HoodFeminism 4eva. FTN.
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Samantha Stroozas
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Associate Digital Producer, MPR News (Saint Paul, MN)
she/her | ♊️ gemini journalist & all things digital @mprnews 🌙 beep me: sstroozas@mpr.org
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Becky Vevea
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Bureau Chief, Chalkbeat Chicago
Chicago Bureau Chief @chalkbeat @ChalkbeatCHI Past: @WBEZpolitics @WBEZeducation @chicagonewscoop @journalsentinel. Tips? bvevea@chalkbeat.org
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Alex Ruppenthal
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Journalist, Freelance
Words @Chalkbeat @BetterGov @ChicagoReporter @ChicagoMag @wbez @wttw |
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Samantha Smylie
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Reporter, Chalkbeat
They/She| reporter @chalkbeatCHI Beat: state Ed | email: ssmylie@chalkbeat.org |Opinions are mine| DMs are open for tips
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Maia McDonald
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Journalist, Freelance
chicago freelance journo 📝 | reporting for @raceandequity1 🔎 | board member @CJA_Updates | @mujschool alum 🎓🐯 | funky fashion enthusiast | views are my own
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Jake Wittich
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LGBTQ+ News Reporter, Freelance
Work hard, party harder 🤘🏻 LGBTQ+ news reporter and newsletter editor @windycitytimes 🦋🌈 Also freelancing other local news
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