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May 04, 2021

PAR Alumni Spotlight: Hannah Meisel returns to NPR ﾃ螻ｱｽ遧ﾘ

Hannah Meisel has made a handful of stops on her journalism journey since completing the Public Affairs Reporting program in 2014. But she窶冱 never窶ｦ

Apr 20, 2021

5 Reasons to Pursue a Master窶冱 Degree in Public Affairs Reporting at UIS

Since 1972, the Public Affairs Reporting program at UIS has jumpstarted hundreds of careers in journalism and communications. There are dozens of窶ｦ

Feb 16, 2021

PAR Alumni Spotlight: Andrea Zelinski hikes 2,193-mile Appalachian Trail

In the years since completing the Public Affairs Reporting program in 2008, Andrea Zelinski has been covering politics and government for news窶ｦ

Aug 26, 2021

Pritzker signs bill to form local journalism task force

Starting Jan. 1, a new state task force will study the status of journalism across the state and make recommendations for improvement to the ﾃ螻ｱｽ遧ﾘ General窶ｦ

May 12, 2020

UIS Public Affairs Reporting Program alum Trif Alatzas leads his team to a Pulitzer Prize win

Trif Alatzas, a 1989 graduate of theﾂ�University of ﾃ螻ｱｽ遧ﾘ Springfield窶冱 Public Affairs Reporting Program (PAR), has led his team to a 2020 Pulitzer窶ｦ