🟠 Beware of politically loaded phrases.

🟪 Be specific when necessary.

🟠 Explore the underlying conflicts of a story.

🟪 Follow false statements with a fact check.

Key takeaways:

🟠 Look beyond the law to see the potential implications and outcomes.

🟪 Don't take official language at face value.

🟠 Don't let anecdotes carry false equivalency to scientific findings.

🟪 Center trans voices and experiences in your reporting.

This tour was an eye-opening, world-expanding, game-changing experience for us all, reminding us that Chicago is a much bigger city than we see every day.

Thank you to NLGJA for making this tour possible through the "Our Community Initiative." #journalismmatters (2/2)

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