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EAR TO THE GROUND
2004 Mentorship Program
For the third consecutive year, Chicago Public Radio sponsors a radio
journalism and training project called the “Ear to the Ground
Mentorship Program.”
Five rookie journalists participate as reporters in a two-week boot
camp, working alongside an individual mentor—a veteran Chicago
Public Radio correspondent or producer. Each participant conceives,
develops, reports, and produces a three- to six-minute radio story
in conjunction with the annual public information series Chicago
Matters.
Meet the 2004 Mentorship Participants
Click on the images below to learn more about each participant,
their mentor, and the story they created. |
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Rocio
Brambila |
Alice
Chang |
Durrell
Dawson |
Ellyn
Ong |
Casey
Sanchez |
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Ear to the Ground's Mission
Ear to the Ground was developed as another arm of Chicago Public
Radio’s contribution to the Chicago Matters series. The
goal of the series is to engage diverse voices from the Chicago-area
community in a discussion over a chosen topic of concern. In this
way, Ear to the Ground seeks to forward the goal of community-wide
discussion by expanding who is being talked about—and who's
doing the talking.
We’ve sought out participants who can contribute to our series’
topic by illuminating overlooked Chicago communities and subjects.
We believe this mentorship program serves the mission of the Chicago
Matters series by enabling a diverse group of Chicagoans to participate
in a larger community-relevant discussion as both reporters or subjects.
Moreover, we are looking to train rookie journalists committed to
community service writing and reporting. We are looking for new voices
who will continue with what they learn in our program and honor these
goals in their professional lives (careers in public broadcasting,
we hope). Another part of our mentorship program goal is to introduce
participants to the community of public radio reporters and producers.
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