Name: Media Literacy 101: From Resident to Journalist
Start: 2025-09-13T11:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-09-13T12:30:00-05:00
Location: REMOTE Meetup

Offered through *[15 West](https://15west.org/)*[,](https://15west.org/) the newsroom initiative powered by *[Lucky Jefferson](https://luckyjefferson.com/)*, this series of workshops is part of our larger mission to *improve literacy through digital expression*. We equip underrepresented residents in Cook County's west side neighborhoods with essential media skills to become confident, informed storytellers.

Participants will learn to decode misinformation, critically engage with media, and craft their own narratives through hands-on training in digital publishing and community journalism. Rooted in inclusivity and representation, this workshop transforms everyday residents into local reporters, using media as a tool for cultural participation, social equity, and civic empowerment.

Whether you're curious about telling a specific story or want to uplift the voices in your neighborhood, *Media Literacy 101* is your first step from media consumer to changemaker.

**Session 1: Foundations of Media Literacy** What is media? Who creates it? Participants learn to identify bias, misinformation, and reliable sources. Learn from Rebecca Laws, of DePaul University's Student Urban Research Corps and Digital Navigator Corps member.

**DATE: September 13, 2025, 11-12:30PM CT**
**LOCATION: Virtual [Zoom]**

**Session 2: Storytelling & Community Reporting** Hands-on practice with interviewing, researching, and framing stories that reflect local experiences. Learn from Reporter Siri Chilukuri, who has reported on climate change, labor, politics, culture, and the South Asian diaspora. Her work has been published in various outlets including: [Mother Jones](https://www.motherjones.com/author/siri-chilukuri/), [In These Times,](https://inthesetimes.com/article/brandon-johnson-cancels-policing-technology-company-shotspotter-contract-activists-campaign-organizers-chicago-public-safety-gunshot-detection-surveillance) [Grist](https://grist.org/author/siri-chilukuri/), [WBEZ](https://www.wbez.org/stories/fatimah-asghar-follows-brown-girls-with-debut-novel-when-we-were-sisters/2861088c-0b20-4478-bb8b-089781d99bd9), [Teen Vogue](https://www.teenvogue.com/story/misinformation-social-media-india-families), [Atmos Magazine](https://atmos.earth/mountain-valley-pipeline-protests-manchin/), [gal-dem](https://gal-dem.com/pakistan-floods-mutual-aid-organisers/), [The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/nov/04/dark-secrets-big-oil-climate-pledges-greenwashing), and more.

**DATE: September 20, 2025, 11-12:30PM CT**
**LOCATION: Virtual [Zoom]**

**Session 3: Publishing Local Voices** Training in digital tools (blogging, layouts, headlines, social sharing), and guidance on submitting work to *15 West*.

**DATE: September 27, 2025, 11-12:30PM CT**
**LOCATION: Virtual [Zoom]**

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