Author

Susan Smith Richardson

@susaneudora

Susan Smith Richardson, a 2003 Nieman Fellow, is chief executive officer of the Center for Public Integrity in Washington, D.C. Until 2019, she was editorial director of newsrooms for the Solutions Journalism Network and was previously the editor and publisher of The Chicago Reporter.

The Trump Impeachment and Why FOIA Matters for Good Government

The Trump Impeachment and Why FOIA Matters for Good Government

By design, there have been no witnesses and limited evidence in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial in the Senate. In fact, you can argue that the most important information about…
Making Black Lives Matter in the News

Making Black Lives Matter in the News

After unarmed black teenager Michael Brown was shot and killed by a white police officer last summer in Ferguson, Missouri, a photo of Brown appearing to throw gang signs began…
Susan Smith Richardson

Susan Smith Richardson

Related ArticleWhere Are the Women?Why we need more female newsroom leadersPLUSRead more stories from prominent female leadersI am lucky. My older sister had been a journalist for several years before…
Nimble with Numbers

Nimble with Numbers

John A. McDermott founded The Chicago Reporter in 1972. Despite his best intentions, the Reporter is still around today.A civil rights activist who stood with the Rev. Martin Luther King…