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The Columbia Journalism School is offering a workshop on "Covering Youth Violence: Lessons from the Front Lines" on October 25-26, 2012 at the University Center, Chicago. The program is sponsored by the McCormick Specialized Reporting Institute program.

The city of Chicago has made national headlines in the past few months because of an alarming epidemic of gun violence involving young people. Community leaders, educators and police officials have been trying to stem this violence with innovative approaches both inside and outside of schools. This two-day workshop will look at some of those efforts and talk about how reporters can cover youth violence in a sophisticated way.

Hotel rooms will be provided for 20 out-of-town applicants.

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