Robin Hoecker News Today

It was two years ago today when DePaul journalism students Hillary Flores, Jonathan Aguilar, Izabella Grimaldo and myself launched Chicago’s first Latino student newspaper — La DePaulia.  All from different backgrounds and walks of life — we had one thing that united us: our mission to establish a Spanish speaking platform that would provide us...

The press has a habit of covering the actions of white adults and youth of color quite differently.  According to a study published in 2014 by the American Psychological Association, Black boys as young as 10 years old aren’t viewed the same as their white peers. Black boys are viewed as older than they are...

The DePaulia Cailey Gleeson, News Editor|February 15, 2021 NABJ is a nonprofit organization advocating for Black journalists and media professionals nationally and worldwide.  The chapter — tentatively titled the DePaul University Association of Black Journalists — will be led by adjunct faculty member Judith McCray. “NABJ is open to not just African American students, but Latinx students and biracial students,” McCray said. “It is not limited to students in journalism or communicati...