Society of Professional Journalists

Block Club Chicago won a Sigma Delta Chi Award for Investigative Reporting for its coverage of Operation Midway Blitz, which examined federal immigration enforcement in Chicago. The project, titled 'Chicago Under Siege,' combined investigative, archival, and analysis techniques to document discrepancies between federal narratives and evidence from body-camera footage, ICE records, and court findings.

Former journalists and press freedom groups urge the White House Correspondents’ Association to confront Trump at a rescheduled dinner, citing recent administration attacks on media. The event, moved to Waldorf Astoria Hotel, follows a canceled April dinner due to a shooting. The letter highlights subpoenas against New York Times journalists and threats to revoke licenses of broadcasters.

Hundreds of former or retired journalists and eight press freedom groups are urging the White House Correspondents’ Association to publicly resist the Trump administration’s attacks on the media at its rescheduled press dinner. The letter highlights recent Justice Department subpoenas of New York Times journalists and threats by Trump to revoke licenses of broadcasters who do not comply with his demands.

Journalists and press freedom groups urge the White House Correspondents’ Association to confront the Trump administration’s attacks on media during its rescheduled dinner. The letter highlights recent Justice Department subpoenas of New York Times journalists and threats by Trump to revoke licenses of critical broadcasters. The event, moved to Waldorf Astoria Hotel due to security concerns, will be attended by Trump, who called the rescheduling a sign of 'Strength and Fortitude.'

President Trump criticized CBS' Norah O'Donnell during a '60 Minutes' interview for questioning him about a manifesto allegedly written by the White House Correspondents' Association dinner gunman. Trump called O'Donnell and her colleagues 'disgraceful,' denied the allegations, and attacked press freedom groups for condemning his verbal attacks on journalists.