iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Sarah Mead Leonard @smeadleonard.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

this is my kind of Air and Water Show

Esther Bergdahl @ebergdahl.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

About to go on air 4-7 for the pledge drive! Please feel free to tune in live at wbez.org, and even better... you know what I'm going to say: donate.wbez.org (But my mellifluous radio voice is free for everyone.)

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Esther Bergdahl @ebergdahl.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

(Also also, please be good at grammar and fact-checking on your own. A newsroom has a lot of moving parts and your team is counting on you to make as few mistakes on the easy stuff as possible!)

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Esther Bergdahl @ebergdahl.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

You've got a lot more to lose by never taking chances than by trying something that might sound weird or silly or dumb. If you can articulate why it's interesting and why your audience might think so too, someone else in the newsroom will help you shape it into something the newsroom can support.

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Esther Bergdahl @ebergdahl.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

But also, just be really curious about absolutely everyone else's job and beat. You never know what's going to catch your eye. And just love the thing you love. I got to create my vintage Coach feature because I saw videos over Thanksgiving and it absolutely lit up my brain!

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Esther Bergdahl @ebergdahl.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

A lot of people are trying to figure out how/whether to use AI, how/whether to get good at vertical video, how/whether to invest in new platforms. I'd say finding ways to ~collaborate and ~leverage existing resources (make a team to make a thing!) within a newsroom is a valuable skill these days.

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Esther Bergdahl @ebergdahl.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Oh, good question! I mean, the obvious one is do not do it for the money or the stability. But what kind of journalism is he interested in? My other instinct is to say that anyone with a good grasp of strategy and an interest in backing up an argument with data and metrics is in good shape.

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Esther Bergdahl @ebergdahl.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

I've got my first-ever membership pledge drive shift today 11-2, Chicago! The fulfillment of a dream I never had? You can listen from anywhere at WBEZ dot org, where our radio is excellent anyway, and/or make me Very Happy if you donate and/or become a member at wbez.org/donate!

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Support Chicago's NPR News Station

My donation to WBEZ powers independent journalism in Chicago. Join me in supporting reliable news at www.wbez.org

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Matt Moore @mattmoorecst.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

A new day, a new @chicago.suntimes.com morning news roundup for you. Today's lead: After Trump's Iran threats, Pritzker calls for ouster Plus: Larry Hoover’s character witnesses, Chicago's Coach bag caretaker and more. chicago.suntimes.com/2026/04/08/a...

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After Trump's Iran threats, Pritzker calls for ouster

Plus: Larry Hoover's character witnesses, a Coach bag caretaker and more.

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Quinn Daedal @quinnanya.me · 07/04/2026

What a beautiful example of someone taking unloved objects and putting care and craft into them to give them new lives. Am reminded of this patch I need to sew onto my bag as a reminder. #DHmakes

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Patch #102: Fix Shit Up

Are you tired of fucking shit up? Don’t worry, we all make mistakes but they are all fixable! Why not start with your fashion by getting one of our patches...

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Esther Bergdahl @ebergdahl.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

I cannot begin to tell you what a pleasure it was to work on this piece, both with my amazing collaborators and with Yoonie herself, who is so thoughtful, funny and kind. I hope you enjoy this story in text, audio, video and photo portraits!

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WBEZ @wbez.org · 07/11/2025

The immersive interactive exhibit features items recovered from the Israeli trance music festival, a major site of the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks that launched the war in Gaza. Yet the Nova Exhibition is determined not to sink into tragedy alone.

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Survivors and artifacts from Nova Music Festival bring Chicago face-to-face with Hamas attack

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WBEZ @wbez.org · 28/08/2025

Chicago has the highest number of lead water service lines in the nation. WBEZ, Grist and Inside Climate News analyzed city data that allows Chicago’s residents to see where the problem is most acute — and how it intersects with poverty and race. trib.al/n4TkzEu

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Where are Chicago’s lead pipes?

Lead water service lines are all over the city. But majority Black and Latino neighborhoods bear the biggest burden, our analysis finds.

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WBEZ @wbez.org · 28/08/2025

Chicago residents risk daily lead exposure from toxic lead service lines, the underground pipes that connect buildings to the city’s water supply. Here's how to test your water, get free filters and find other help. trib.al/WH8EiW2

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Lead pipes are everywhere in Chicago. Here’s how to protect yourself.

How to test your water, get free filters and find other help.

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Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

There will not be a healthy US journalism industry without public funding. The PBS/NPR defunding shows we are heading in the opposite direction. Journalists must understand that our fight for existence is political, like it or not. Wrote about this for CJR today: www.cjr.org/analysis/jou...

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Journalism Needs Government Funding to Survive

The recent cuts to public media are part of a broader attack on public welfare.

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