Chicago in Focus: Building Bridges With Independent Voices

Chicago's independent media ecosystem has always been strong and it's grown even more varied and rich with the rise of the creator ecosystem. Independent Journalism Atlas co-founder Justin Banks leads a discussion with Medill's Mackenzie Warren, Press Forward Chicago's Tracy Baim. Chicago Public Media's Kimbriell Kelly, and beehiiv's Natalia Pérez-Gonzalez.

Moderator(s)

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  Justin Banks

  Co-founder
  Independent Journalism Atlas

Speaker(s)

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  Tracy Baim (she/her/hers)

  Executive Director
  Press Forward Chicago
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  Kimbriell Kelly

  Editor in Chief
  Chicago Public Media
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  Natalia Pérez-Gonzalez (she/her/hers)

  Assistant Editor, Creator Spotlight
  beehiiv
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  Mackenzie Warren (he/him/his)

  Interim Executive Director, Local News Initiative
  Northwestern Medill