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REGISTER NOW for "America @ 250: A Journalism Reckoning!"
Making of a Nation. Unmaking of a Narrative. Who Gets to Tell the Story?
📅 JULY 16 🕕 6–9pm 📍 Impact House, 200 W Madison St., Chicago
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We continue unveiling this powerful speaker line-up!
.@byAliceYin covers Chicago City Hall @ChicagoTribune, where she began as an overnight crime reporter in 2019. She has since covered Cook County government, the impact of the pandemic & George Floyd protests & the 2023 mayoral election. She previously worked for @SunTimes & @AP.
REGISTER NOW for "America @ 250: A Journalism Reckoning!"
Making of a Nation. Unmaking of a Narrative. Who Gets to Tell the Story?
📅 JULY 16 🕕 6–9pm 📍 Impact House, 200 W Madison St., Chicago
forms.cloud.microsoft/r/EDCz…
Today we begin unveiling this powerful speaker line-up!
ALT A green promotional graphic with the Statue of Liberty visible in the background. Bold white text at the top reads 'Meet Our Speakers' followed by 'America @ 250: A Journalism Reckoning' and the tagline 'Making of a nation. Unmaking of a narrative. Who gets to tell the story?' Two speakers are featured with headshots: on the left, Kimbriell Kelly, Editor in Chief of Chicago Public Media, a woman with long dark hair wearing a red top; on the right, Melissa Sanchez, Immigration Reporter at ProPublica, a woman with short dark hair wearing a black top. The Field Foundation logo appears in the lower left corner, with fieldfoundation.org in the lower right.
.@msanchezMIA 's reporting on immigrants & low-wage work for @propublica has led to city of Chicago reforms & a federal investigation. A daughter of immigrants, her recent coverage includes the deportation of 230 Venezuelan men to a Salvadoran prison & an ICE raid in South Shore
Registration for "America @ 250: A Journalism Reckoning" is now OPEN!
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ALT A bold green event graphic featuring a green-tinted Statue of Liberty and the Field Foundation logo invites followers to register for America @ 250: A Journalism Reckoning — an evening event on Thursday, July 16, 2026, from 6–9pm at Impact House in Chicago. Scan the QR code or visit fieldfoundation.orgto register.
The evening will feature nationally recognized keynote speakers as well as a panel conversation and an open mic session uplifting some of Chicago’s most influential journalism voices. Stay tuned as we unveil this powerful line-up.