
Multimedia journalist, editor & recovering entrepreneur | President @CJA_Updates | Past: Co-Founder/Managing Editor @hapsmedia | @MedillSchool @DePaulJOUR
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Joined October 2010
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Stephanie Choporis retweeted
Did you hear the news today? @stoomey of @BlockClubCHI will be the keynote speaker at our 84th Anniversary Awards Ceremony!
Don't miss this fantastic lineup! It's going to be one amazing night!
#Journalists: $75
Non-Journalists: $100
Tickets: chicagojournalists.net/donat…
Stephanie Choporis retweeted
🚨 MORE BIG NEWS, #CHICAGO #JOURNALISTS! 🚨
Congratulations to our 2023 #DorothyStorckAward finalists!
🔹@mdoukmas, @injusticewatch
🔹@deldeib, @propublica
🔹@TrulySylvia, @cantvchicago
Who will take home the $1,000 prize? Find out Nov. 10!
Get tix: chicagojournalists.net/donat…
Stephanie Choporis retweeted
Surprise No. 1 for our 84th Anniversary Awards Ceremony: Our Lifetime Achievement recipient, Jim Rose, will be introduced by 2022 recipient, @TracyBaimWCMG! AND our 2022 Emerging Journalist of the Year, @_KellyGarcia__ will lead Q&A w/ him!
Get tix today! chicagojournalists.net/donat…
Stephanie Choporis retweeted
🚨 BIG NEWS, #JOURNALISTS! 🚨
Our 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award goes to Jim Rose, formerly of @ABC7Chicago! @_ToniaHill is Chicago Breakout Journalist of the Year & @BpopeTV is emcee!
Celebrate them NOV. 10 at our 84th Anniversary Awards Ceremony! Tix: chicagojournalists.net/donat…
Stephanie Choporis retweeted
A CJA congrats to our former VP @Jillian_Melero who will be stepping into the role of co-president for the @headlineclub! She'll be serving with our Freelance MasterJourno Class panelist, @hall_marye.
We look forward to working with you & seeing the great things you'll do! 👏👏
Stephanie Choporis retweeted
Thanks to 2022 #DorothyStorckAward winner @_ismaperez for the nice mention of our 83rd Anniversary Awards Ceremony in this column on Chicago's history of LGBTQ+ journalism! Lifetime Achievement Award recipient @TracyBaimWCMG is also featured! Check it out! chicago.suntimes.com/columni…
Stephanie Choporis retweeted
Our Freelance MasterJourno Class may be over. But now, we're celebrating the 2023 class of certificate recipients! 🤩
If you're a CJA member or tuned in for all of our sessions, come out to meet us & some of our fantastic speakers this Thursday!
@SouthSideWeekly @HydeParkHerald
Stephanie Choporis retweeted
And THANK YOU to our fabulous co-collaborators, @SouthSideWeekly & the @HydeParkHerald, for sharing their talented journalists with us!
Stephanie Choporis retweeted
We have no words, except WOW...again! Last night was a FANTASTIC ending to our 2023 Freelance MasterJourno Class! 🤩 Thanks to @jimdaleywrites @loujacobson @SkyPattersonFC for great fact checking tips & resources!
Thanks to ALL of our series panelists & ALL who tuned in! 👏👏
Stephanie Choporis retweeted
#JOURNALISTS! The FINAL session of our Freelance MasterJourno Class is TONIGHT!
✨ AND we have a surprise guest! ✨ @loujacobson of @PolitiFact will join @jimdaleywrites & @SkyPattersonFC to talk all about fact checking & how to avoid misinformation!
Tune in @ 7 PM CST! 👇
Stephanie Choporis retweeted
#JOURNALISTS! The FINAL session of our Freelance MasterJourno Class w/ @SouthSideWeekly & @HydeParkHerald is Wednesday @ 7 PM CST! Want to learn fact checking tips & resources from @jimdaleywrites & @SkyPattersonFC? RSVP today!
Non-CJA members: $15
RSVP: [email protected]
Stephanie Choporis retweeted
Wow again! Session No. 2 of our Freelance MasterJourno Class was just as amazing as the first! 🤩 Thanks so much to panelists @WriterAlejandra @adam_przybyl & @daniesanders20 for fantastic story tips!
Don't miss our FINAL session next week w/ @jimdaleywrites & @SkyPattersonFC!
Stephanie Choporis retweeted
#JOURNALISTS, it's TONIGHT! Along w/ @SouthSideWeekly & @HydeParkHerald, we're back for session No. 2 of our Freelance MasterJourno Class: Structuring a Great Story. We have another fantastic group of panelists: @WriterAlejandra @adam_przybyl @daniesanders20!
Tune in @ 7 PM CST!
Stephanie Choporis retweeted
#JOURNALISTS! Our Freelance MasterJourno Class continues Wednesday at 7 PM CST! Have you RSVP'd? This week's session will cover tips for building great stories with @WriterAlejandra @adam_przybyl @daniesanders20! Don't miss it!
Non-CJA members: $15
RSVP: [email protected]
Stephanie Choporis retweeted
#JOURNALISTS: IT'S TONIGHT! Join us for the 1st session of our Freelance MasterJourno Class: How to be a Better Listener! Gain tips on how to connect w/ sources, interview w/ empathy & more from @hall_marye @HechaEnChicago & Pulitzer Prize-nominated @deldeib!
Tune in @ 7 PM CST!
Stephanie Choporis retweeted
#JOURNOS! The weekend is here! Spend a few mins signing up for our Freelance MasterJournoClass: May 10, 17 & 24! Complete all 3 sessions to receive a certificate & chance to meet our speakers!
@NABJCC @nahj_chi @womenjournos @PublicNarrative @AAJA_Chicago @AWJ_Chicago @NLGJAchi
Stephanie Choporis retweeted
The 1st session of our Freelance MasterJourno Class is in ONE WEEK! Have you signed up? Gain tips to connect w/ sources, interview w/ empathy & more from award-winning journos: @deldeib @hall_marye @HechaEnChicago!
CJA members: FREE
Non-members: $15
RSVP: [email protected]
Stephanie Choporis retweeted
#JOURNALISTS! Want to learn key elements of building great stories, from interviewing to fact checking? Don't miss our upcoming Freelance MasterJourno Class w/ @SouthSideWeekly & @HydeParkHerald!
Join us May 10, 17 & 24!
Non-CJA members: $15/session
RSVP: [email protected] 👇
Stephanie Choporis retweeted
🚨 CJA MEMBERS: IT'S TONIGHT! 🚨 Join us @ 6:30 PM for our all-member meeting! We'll be talking all about our #journalism journeys — what's going right & what could use improvement.
If you haven't joined CJA, you can still stop by! We might have some extra pizza to share!
Stephanie Choporis retweeted
🚨 CJA MEMBERS! We're hosting an all-member meeting APRIL 19 @ 6:30 p.m.! Come & share your #journalism journeys w/ us & meet fellow members! Resume/pitch review also available! Considering joining CJA? Potential members are welcome too!
RSVP by APRIL 12: [email protected]!



















