The Red Line Project
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UIC communication students cover news and urban issues in Chicago neighborhoods. Data | Mobile | Social Media | AI experimentation. Find us at: http://RedLineProject.news
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The Red Line Project
UIC comm students cover news and urban issues in Chicago neighborhoods
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November 11, 2025 at 1:25 PM
We've posted more than a dozen new stories and esays to the Red Line Project in the past couple of weeks. Check out pieces on sports, AI and other issues:
redlineproject.news
@commuic #uicdigital
redlineproject.news
@commuic #uicdigital
The Red Line Project's AI work is a national finalist for the ACP Pacemaker Innovation Award. It's the second consecutive year the site's been a finalist in this category. Winners will be announced in October.
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ACP - 2025 Innovation Pacemaker finalists
Through education training and recognition programs for members, the Associated Collegiate Press promotes the standards and ethics of good journalism as accepted and practiced by print, broadcast and ...
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August 29, 2025 at 1:24 PM
The Red Line Project's AI work is a national finalist for the ACP Pacemaker Innovation Award. It's the second consecutive year the site's been a finalist in this category. Winners will be announced in October.
studentpress.org/acp/2025/08/...
studentpress.org/acp/2025/08/...
OPINION: How the misuse of #AI tarnishes journalistic integrity: redlineproject.news/2025/03/20/o...
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Opinion: How Misuse of Generative AI Tarnishes Journalistic Integrity
This opinion-driven piece explores AI’s potential in journalism but highlights several instances where AI-generated news has contained significant errors, misinformation and lacked crucial human judgm...
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March 26, 2025 at 1:23 PM
OPINION: How the misuse of #AI tarnishes journalistic integrity: redlineproject.news/2025/03/20/o...
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Data: CTA bus ridership recovering quicker than train ridership post-pandemic: redlineproject.news/2025/03/20/d...
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Data: CTA Sees Major Shift in Ridership from 2023 to 2024
CTA ridership is still at pre-pandemic lows. But bus ridership is recovering much faster than train ridership. Bus ridership also saw a slower decline during the pandemic.
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March 26, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Data: CTA bus ridership recovering quicker than train ridership post-pandemic: redlineproject.news/2025/03/20/d...
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Data: Chicago crime rates dropping but still remain high overall. Homicides continue to decrease.
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Data: Crime Rates See Drop in 2024 but Still High Overall
homicides fell by almost 8% compared to last year, reaching its lowest point since 2019. Shootings also declined by 7%, with fewer victims than in 2023.
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March 26, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Data: Chicago crime rates dropping but still remain high overall. Homicides continue to decrease.
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AI's impact on the environment, and what we can do about it: redlineproject.news/2025/03/20/o...
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Opinion: AI’s Impact on the Environment — the Good, Bad and the Ugly
Powering AI takes a lot of energy and it's draining Earth's resources at an unsustainable rate. What can be done about this issue?
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March 26, 2025 at 1:20 PM
AI's impact on the environment, and what we can do about it: redlineproject.news/2025/03/20/o...
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#AI is transforming journalism, but how do we negotiate the trust and bias issues?
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Opinion: AI’s Transformation of Journalism: Navigating Trust and Bias
In this opinion-driven research piece, Lorena Mendez explores how journalism is balancing trust and bias in using AI tools.
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March 25, 2025 at 8:07 PM
#AI is transforming journalism, but how do we negotiate the trust and bias issues?
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How is #GenAI manipulating journalism and impacting politics?
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Opinion: How AI and Deepfakes Manipulate Journalism and Impact Politics
AI and deepfake technology have reshaped political journalism, introducing misinformation, ethical dilemmas, and public skepticism.
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March 25, 2025 at 8:05 PM
How is #GenAI manipulating journalism and impacting politics?
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#GenAI is transforming the #music industry. See how: redlineproject.news/2025/03/20/o...
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Opinion: Generative AI’s Profound Impact on the Music Industry
From AI DJs to music production to live performances, generative AI has impacted the music industry as much as any. What are the benefits and drawbacks?
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March 25, 2025 at 8:03 PM
#GenAI is transforming the #music industry. See how: redlineproject.news/2025/03/20/o...
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The Red Line Project
UIC comm students cover news and urban issues in Chicago neighborhoods
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December 31, 2024 at 1:54 PM
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Ticketed by design: The unequal tool of #Chicago's speed camera program: buff.ly/41ED4gf
Ticketed by Design: The Unequal Toll of Chicago’s Speed Camera Program
Now a decade since it launched, Chicago's speed camera program has issued over nine million tickets, generating $879 million in revenue. That’s more than three tickets for every Chicago resident.
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December 17, 2024 at 12:53 PM
Ticketed by design: The unequal tool of #Chicago's speed camera program: buff.ly/41ED4gf
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How has Chicago handled the influx of migrants so far?
And what needs to be done next? Our reporters find some answers:
redlineproject.news/2024/12/15/c...
And what needs to be done next? Our reporters find some answers:
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Chicago’s Response to the Migrant Influx and What to Do Next
Since 2022, Chicago has welcomed over 51,000 migrants from southern states. Those numbers have tested Chicago’s resources in unprecedented ways.
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December 17, 2024 at 1:11 PM
How has Chicago handled the influx of migrants so far?
And what needs to be done next? Our reporters find some answers:
redlineproject.news/2024/12/15/c...
And what needs to be done next? Our reporters find some answers:
redlineproject.news/2024/12/15/c...
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Chicago residents raise concerns over setbacks in CTA accessibility. Read the story, check the map of El stop locations lacking accessibility, photos of some of the stations and more: buff.ly/3ZMP4Ke
Chicago Residents Raise Concerns Over Setbacks in CTA Accessibility
Of Chicago’s 146 CTA stations, only 104 are fully accessible, leaving 42 stations without the necessary accommodations for people with disabilities. What's being done about it?
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December 17, 2024 at 1:14 PM
Chicago residents raise concerns over setbacks in CTA accessibility. Read the story, check the map of El stop locations lacking accessibility, photos of some of the stations and more: buff.ly/3ZMP4Ke
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Stories produced using #GenAI from our student reporters this semester: redlineproject.news/category/ai-...
*-Students used the tools to create multimedia, research and edit their writing. They didn't use AI to write them
*-Students used the tools to create multimedia, research and edit their writing. They didn't use AI to write them
Chicago’s Response to the Migrant Influx and What to Do Next
UIC comm students cover news and urban issues in Chicago neighborhoods
redlineproject.news
December 17, 2024 at 12:58 PM
Stories produced using #GenAI from our student reporters this semester: redlineproject.news/category/ai-...
*-Students used the tools to create multimedia, research and edit their writing. They didn't use AI to write them
*-Students used the tools to create multimedia, research and edit their writing. They didn't use AI to write them
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How is cycling moving forward in Chicago? We talk to some city planners and cyclists about efforts to improve safety and reduce cycling injuries and deaths: buff.ly/4foqGUI
How is Cycling Moving Forward in Chicago?
Cycling on Chicago streets has more than doubled in the last four years, and the average of nine cyclist deaths a year between 2020 and 2023 is 30 percent more than the previous decade's average.
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December 17, 2024 at 1:19 PM
How is cycling moving forward in Chicago? We talk to some city planners and cyclists about efforts to improve safety and reduce cycling injuries and deaths: buff.ly/4foqGUI
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Analysis: The CTA and the lack of transportation equity around the city: buff.ly/3P1HEh1
December 18, 2024 at 2:26 PM
Analysis: The CTA and the lack of transportation equity around the city: buff.ly/3P1HEh1
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December 14, 2024 at 6:18 PM
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What's the future of public transportation in Chicago? Sean Carlin takes a closer look in this Gen AI-assisted reporting project: buff.ly/3ZINkkU
What’s the Future of Public Transportation in Chicago?
Experts weigh in on ways Chicago can improve its transportation system: trains, buses and more bike lines could better connect our neighborhoods.
buff.ly
December 17, 2024 at 1:23 PM
What's the future of public transportation in Chicago? Sean Carlin takes a closer look in this Gen AI-assisted reporting project: buff.ly/3ZINkkU
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A Bluesky starter pack of Chicago journalists and media outlets to follow! Please share this and follow them!
go.bsky.app/CfjhM1J
go.bsky.app/CfjhM1J
December 17, 2024 at 10:54 PM
A Bluesky starter pack of Chicago journalists and media outlets to follow! Please share this and follow them!
go.bsky.app/CfjhM1J
go.bsky.app/CfjhM1J
Analysis: The CTA and the lack of transportation equity around the city: buff.ly/3P1HEh1
December 18, 2024 at 2:26 PM
Analysis: The CTA and the lack of transportation equity around the city: buff.ly/3P1HEh1
Where will the Bears build their new stadium? We look at the options with a story and map, and also at the history of their current and past stadiums.
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Chicago Bears Facing Pushbacks and Anticipation as They Seek New Stadium
In a season of controversies for the Bears, among their biggest is which of the three proposals to pick for a new stadium.
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December 18, 2024 at 1:41 PM
Where will the Bears build their new stadium? We look at the options with a story and map, and also at the history of their current and past stadiums.
buff.ly/3VGx42P
buff.ly/3VGx42P
A Bluesky starter pack of Chicago journalists and media outlets to follow! Please share this and follow them!
go.bsky.app/CfjhM1J
go.bsky.app/CfjhM1J
December 17, 2024 at 10:54 PM
A Bluesky starter pack of Chicago journalists and media outlets to follow! Please share this and follow them!
go.bsky.app/CfjhM1J
go.bsky.app/CfjhM1J
What's the future of public transportation in Chicago? Sean Carlin takes a closer look in this Gen AI-assisted reporting project: buff.ly/3ZINkkU
What’s the Future of Public Transportation in Chicago?
Experts weigh in on ways Chicago can improve its transportation system: trains, buses and more bike lines could better connect our neighborhoods.
buff.ly
December 17, 2024 at 1:23 PM
What's the future of public transportation in Chicago? Sean Carlin takes a closer look in this Gen AI-assisted reporting project: buff.ly/3ZINkkU
How is cycling moving forward in Chicago? We talk to some city planners and cyclists about efforts to improve safety and reduce cycling injuries and deaths: buff.ly/4foqGUI
How is Cycling Moving Forward in Chicago?
Cycling on Chicago streets has more than doubled in the last four years, and the average of nine cyclist deaths a year between 2020 and 2023 is 30 percent more than the previous decade's average.
buff.ly
December 17, 2024 at 1:19 PM
How is cycling moving forward in Chicago? We talk to some city planners and cyclists about efforts to improve safety and reduce cycling injuries and deaths: buff.ly/4foqGUI