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Dawn Turner

@dawnturnertrice

Dawn Turner is a 2015 Nieman fellow and a former columnist with the Chicago Tribune. She is a journalist-in-residence at the University of Chicago Institute of Politics.

What Journalists Can Learn from “Black Panther” and “Get Out”

What Journalists Can Learn from “Black Panther” and “Get Out”

This is a story about heroes and we’ll talk about journalism in a minute, but first let’s go to the movies. A lot has been said about “Black Panther” being…
March 2, 2018

Journalists Must Train Their Brains to See Beyond Stereotypes

A Chicago Tribune columnist considers journalists’ complicity in skewed perceptions of communities of color
June 11, 2015

Telling Complicated, Beautiful Stories About Chicago

Growing up, if my sister and I were reading, we didn’t have to do chores. So, we read all the time. We loved a good story.My mother wanted us to…
December 12, 2014