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Cam Rodriguez

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As seen in: WBEZ-FM (Chicago, IL), The New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Substack, Chicago Sun-Times, Detroit Free Press, Miami Herald, Yahoo, Poynter Online, The Charlotte Observer, The Sacramento Bee and
Covers:  Illinois politics, the nuclear industry, environmental issues, pollution, Chicago restaurants, Chicago, travel, transportation, media studies, moral panics, colleges and universities, data,
Doesn't Cover: Still haven't figured that out yet.
meddling kid gone pro ✶ data @wbez ✶ @14eastmag 4eva! ✶ 🇲🇽🏳️‍🌈

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BA/MA Data Journalism and GIS student at DePaul University in Chicago, IL. Focusing on a variety of issues, I enjoy data-driven longform and multimedia pieces, and enjoy covering Illinois politics, the nuclear industry and environmental impacts of industries, transportation, urban development, and issues impacting students and higher education. Big FOIA fan, I love maps, and, hey, Chicago's winters aren't that bad.

Cam Rodriguez’s Journalist Portfolio

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14 East Staff Picks: Radio Issue

14 East Staff Picks: Radio Issue

A collection of some of the 14 East staff's favorite radio stations, segments and podcasts, and the memories …

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Ask Geoffrey: The Hawthorn Mellody Dairy Farm

Ask Geoffrey: The Hawthorn Mellody Dairy Farm

What does a 20th century electricity baron have to do with a spitting llama at a suburban petting zoo? Geoffr…

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COVID-19 Vaccine Guide, Part 1

COVID-19 Vaccine Guide, Part 1

What to do, where to go and what you need to know 14 East is a group of community members - students, journal…

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Ask Geoffrey: Snow, Snow, Snow

Ask Geoffrey: Snow, Snow, Snow

A collective groan may or may not have been heard around Chicago when the city awoke to find it was snowing -…

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Vaccine Phase 1C "Projected" to Include Most, But Not All, University Employees

Vaccine Phase 1C "Projected" to Include Most, But Not All, University Employees

Two months into distribution, the City of Chicago's COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan could expand to include emp…

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Ask Geoffrey: The Schwinn Bicycle Company

Ask Geoffrey: The Schwinn Bicycle Company

Bicycle sales in Chicago have surged over the past year as the pandemic has forced more and more people outsi…

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Chicagoans made a record-breaking number of calls to 311 about last week’s severe weather

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By Cam Rodriguez 
| WBEZ-FM (Chicago, IL)
Severe weather rolled into Chicago on Wednesday and Thursday, but the impact of last week’s storms were felt long into the weekend. And as tree limbs came down, calls to the 311 hotline went up. From Wednesday afternoon to Sunday night, Chicagoans filed more than 20,000 weather-related complaints with the city’s non-emergency hotline, according to a WBEZ analysis of city data.
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Chicagoans made a record-breaking amount of calls to 311 about last week's severe weather

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By Cam Rodriguez 
| Chicago Sun-Times
Severe weather rolled into Chicago on Wednesday and Thursday, but the impact of last week’s storms were felt long into the weekend. And as tree limbs came down, calls to the 311 hotline went up. From Wednesday afternoon to Sunday night, Chicagoans filed more than 20,000 weather-related complaints with the city’s non-emergency hotline, according to a WBEZ analysis of city data.
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As Airbnbs explode around the Obama Center, housing advocates say affordable units are disappearing

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By Esther Yoon-Ji Kang , Cam Rodriguez 
| WBEZ-FM (Chicago, IL)
With the opening of the Obama Presidential Center, its leaders have long touted the potential tourism benefits the new building will bring to Chicago’s South Side, even encouraging residents to rent out rooms and homes over short-term rental platforms like Airbnb.
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What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?

#Snowpocalypse, #Snowmageddon, and #Chiberia, every winter.

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

Spotify, a pen, paper, and lots of emailing.

Why did you become a journalist?

Because I not only want to tell stories about other people and their lives, but also to hold those in power accountable for their actions.

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