Breaking the News: Panel and Screening

Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM  |  view details and directions

Breaking the News: Panel and Screening

oin us for a panel of Chicago journalists and a screening of the 2023 documentary Breaking the News. Journalists Anna DeShawn, Founder E3 Radio & The Qube, Ruby Bailey, Editor-in-chief, Illinois Answers Project; Karen Hawkins, Story Editor, the 19th*; Violet Miller, Staff Reporter, Chicago Sun-Times, will be hosting a panel on LGBTQ+ journalism.

Breaking the News (2023) follows three journalists, as they break the status quo of journalism and launch the 19th*. Learn more here: https://www.breakingthenewsfilm.com/

See schedule below:
6 pm-6:45: Networking with lite bites and a cash bar
6:30pm: Panel moderated by Anna DeShawn
7pm: Breaking the News screening

3656 N Halsted Street Third Floor, Hoover-Leppen Theatre, Chicago, IL

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3656 N Halsted, Chicago, IL

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