CCC/Truman/Uptown NEWS
Ortiz selected for Dart Academic Fellowship
The Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma has selected me from a competitive pool of North American candidates for a trip and journalism-educator training at Columbia University in Manhattan for June 2010.
See the announcement at The Dart Center web site.
CCC/Truman/Uptown NEWS
Truman Student Newspaper Archive
See Truman's Uptown Exchange student newspaper in PDF format.
Upcoming Events
Journalism Speaker Series (SPRING 2010)
News Reporting & Writing and Truman's Uptown Exchange student newspaper at Truman College welcome you to chat with professional journalists on a variety of topics, including how to pursue stories for publication and broadcast. Join high-caliber reporters visiting our school to share with the next generation of journalists-in-training.

Café Magazine editor-in-chief Alejandro Riera (above) speaks on March 18th about the magazine biz and magazine-style journalism.
VOCALO Public Radio Shows
The Saturday Show
Truman journalism professor and writer Benjamin Ortiz covers the top news stories of the week for Saturday, December 5, on 89.5 FM, Vocalo public radio — the link will take you to a page with a media player for you to hear the news segment roughly from 10 to 10:30 a.m. — Ortiz also sits in on various segments throughout this program, including the interview with Hector Morales, attorney-at-law.
CCC/Truman/Uptown NEWS
Truman & Uptown: Bad El' Stop & Dangerous Neighborhood
Truman and Uptown received various mentions in the news recently, for having one of the worst elevated-train stations, one of the worst alleys near campus, and an all-around dangerous neighborhood.
FULL STORIES at "Dangerous neighborhoods: Nursing homes admit mentally ill felons," Chicago Breaking News Center, November 30, 2009
and
"'Blood Alley' Still A Problem In Uptown," Lake Effect News, December 1, 2009
and
"'5 CTA stations the city could do without ," A.V. Club Chicago, December 1, 2009
VOCALO Public Radio Shows
The News Round-Up
Truman journalism professor and writer Benjamin Ortiz covers the top news stories of the week for Saturday, November 28, on 89.5 FM, Vocalo public radio — the link will take you to a page with a media player for you to hear the news segment roughly from 10 to 10:30 a.m.
VOCALO Public Radio Shows
The News Round-Up
Truman journalism professor and writer Benjamin Ortiz covers the top news stories of the week for Saturday, November 7, on 89.5 FM, Vocalo public radio — the link will take you to a page with a media player for you to hear the news segment roughly from 10 to 10:30 a.m.
NEWS & EVENTS (BenOrtiz.com)