Narratives can make change
"It's about creating a public ready to receive those stories and then together act on what they have learned." ~ Daniel Ash, Chicago Community Trust
Public Narrative: In the News
Ever vigilant, Robert Feder picked up on the chatter on Twitter last Thursday when we unveiled our new name and posted this story....
Studs Terkel Awards
Louis B. “Studs” Terkel was our patron saint from the founding of the organization in 1989, until he died in 2008.
Join us this year to honor our class of 2016 winners.
Our new narrative
We believe in open dialogue, respectful discourse and the idea that power benefits from inclusion, rather than exclusion.
We believe in not being silent even if the discussion is difficult.
For journalists: Better reporting on race, police and community
In April, 2015, we hosted a national specialized reporting institute to help reporters better cover the issues of race, police and community....
Studs speaks: Community journalism and our responsibility
"My life belongs to the whole community, as as long as I live it is my privilege to do for it what I can." Studs Terkel quotes George Bernard Shaw
An ethnic media success story
Magda Panetlis runs the Polish Daily News. She talks about the impact Public Narrative’s ethnic and community media project had on revitalizing her news organization.
Our work with journalists
"I love the Studs Terkel Awards ... to meet journalists who inspire me. ... this work is so important." ~ Monica Eng, WBEZ
NEWS: Activists urge CHA to tap unspent millions
Our journalism fellow, Mirkica Popovik, on the Chicago Housing Initiative Coalition budget crisis.
Public Narrative’s Stephen Franklin speaks with WBEZ 91.5 FM about his journalism trainings in Sudan
Public Narrative’s own Stephen Franklin is recently sat down with our friends at WBEZ’s Worldview to talk about his time in Sudan. While in Sudan, he…