Jeremy Borden
Columbia Journalism Review
Chicago, IL, United States
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A ‘formidable conservative force’ challenges politics coverage in Illinois
THE CITY CLUB OF CHICAGO recently hosted “Exodus from Illinois,” a conversation between local journalists about why thousands of residents have left the city and state in recent years. Along with editorial board members from the Tribune and Sun-Times, the panel also included Dan Proft, an influential conservative radio personality and activist who took to Twitter […] → Read More
Jamie Kalven on why his court win isn’t a free-press ‘victory’
JAMIE KALVEN’S REPORTING for Slate on the fatal police shooting of Laquan McDonald in 2014 challenged law enforcement’s narrative and helped force the hand of city officials who, under court order, released a police dashcam video showing McDonald being shot again and again as he lay on the pavement. The officer who shot McDonald, Jason Van […] → Read More
‘Cease and desist’: Journalism’s strained relationship with police
REPORTERS AT THE CHICAGO SUN-TIMES did something recently that most conscientious journalists do when working on something sensitive: they knocked on the doors of those people they intended to write about. In this case, the people behind those doors were police officers. And the Fraternal Order of Police, the union that represents most of Chicago’s 12,000 rank-and-file […] → Read More
How two Marshall Project collaborations shined a light on prison payments
The Washington Post this month published a story by Eli Hager, a staff writer for the nonprofit investigative outfit The Marshall Project. Hager’s reporting showed how some states and counties place a hefty financial burden on the low-income families of juvenile offenders by charging them for their children’s incarceration. Though Hager surveyed all 50 states for […] → Read More
No one has had it worse than Chicago Cubs fans. Except maybe Chicago-area goats.
Chicago fans have gone to great lengths to remove the renowned curse laid upon the Cubs after barring a goat from Wrigley Field in 1945. → Read More
How a little-known, Uber-driving freelancer brought the lawsuit that forced Chicago to release a police shooting video
It was the moment Brandon Smith and legions of media had been waiting for: the city of Chicago’s release of a damning video that showed a white police officer shooting a black teen 16 times as the young man walked away. By any account, Smith, a 29-year-old, little-known independent journalist, deserved a front row seat […] → Read More
After 40 years, a troubled Charleston chooses a new mayor.
Seismic shift comes after a difficult year that saw a massacre at a historic black church and a white police officer charged with murder. → Read More
Officials release some information about accused Charleston gunman, hold back police recordings
Charleston officials declined to release "recordings of any kind" from the incident, including police body and dash cameras. → Read More
Joey Meek, friend of Dylann Roof, charged in connection with church shooting
Meek, whose trailer housed Roof in the days before the mass shooting in Charleston, was arrested Thursday. → Read More
At rural South Carolina shop, Confederate flags fly off shelves
Store owner and customers cite Southern heritage and say the flag is not a racist symbol. → Read More
In South Carolina, confusion and anger over the Confederate flag’s unpopularity
In a rural part of South Carolina, people seeking out new Confederate gear are mystified at the ire aimed at the rebel battle flag. → Read More
Federal government likely to bring hate-crime charges against Roof
As South Carolina mourned, a broad backlash against Confederate images gained momentum. → Read More
South Carolina lawmakers discuss Confederate flag as Amazon and Wal-Mart join the debate
Deadly shooting last week in historic black church by white gunman sparks debate over symbolism of banner. → Read More
For accused killer Dylann Roof, a life that had quietly drifted off track
He wasn’t raised “to be like this,” an uncle said of the 21-year-old arrested in the South Carolina church shootings. → Read More
Vietnam-era veterans reflect at appreciation event
COLUMBIA - Even on a feel-good day full of praise and military pomp and circumstance, the raw emotions of the Vietnam War and the cultural chaos that troops encountered back home flooded back for veterans honored at the First Baptist Church on Saturd → Read More
Haley surgery evokes lieutenant governor power struggle, Sanford-era angst
COLUMBIA - One can excuse the South Carolina politico for being a bit sensitive when it comes to the idea of transferring power among the state's executive offices. → Read More
Palmetto Sunrise: Migrant children and unanswered questions
When protests began across South Carolina in response to the thousands of migrants that have flooded the U.S.-Mexico border, state officials said there was nothing to worry about. They had been assured by the federal government that while those immig → Read More
Glenn McConnell doles out $260K to charities including some at C of C
COLUMBIA - Funding scholarship programs is one of the best ways to increase diversity at the College of Charleston and other schools, and new president Glenn McConnell said he wanted to lead by example. → Read More
Poll: Many voters disapprove of S.C. Legislature
COLUMBIA - South Carolina's legislative session this year was rife with controversy and a lack of progress on key issues, likely contributing to voters' general disapproval of the Legislature as a whole, according to experts and a new Palmetto Politi → Read More
S.C. second worst for number of women in the Legislature
COLUMBIA - When state Sen. Katrina Shealy began her first term in the South Carolina Senate last year, she didn't know quite what to expect. → Read More