Conversations about the issues and ideas that affect your life - from Illinois Public Radio - WILL-AM-FM-TV-Online, University of Illinois http://will.illinois.edu/focus/rss/ http://will.illinois.edu/themes/site_themes/images/IPM_i.png http://will.illinois.edu/focus/rss/ http://will.illinois.edu/focus/program/bone-marrow-transplants-surviving-and-thriving-after-cancer Last year in Illinois, nearly 200 cancer patient’s lives were saved after having bone marrow transplants, but there are still more than 300 people waiting for a match and need a transplant from someone who isn’t in their family. This hour on Focus, we’ll talk about bone marrow transplants and the need for donors. Shelley Baker, who is with the Be the Match National Marrow Donor Registry will be here. We’ll also talk with Brendan Harley, an Urbana resident who has twice defeated cancer, once thanks to a bone marrow transplant. Host Jim Meadows will also talk with Harley about how the experience and how it propelled him to pursue a career in cancer research. http://will.illinois.edu/focus/program/bone-marrow-transplants-surviving-and-thriving-after-cancer Tue, 21 May 2013 01:04:34 -0500 bone marrow transplant, cancer, blood cancer, leukemia, brendan harley Talk Health Brendan Harley Jim Meadows Shelley Baker http://will.illinois.edu/focus/program/womens-health7 Angelina Jolie’s announcement that she had a preventative double mastectomy because of her high risk for developing breast cancer has been all over the news, but when is the testing she went through appropriate? This hour on Focus, guest host Kimberlie Kranich talks with Suzanne Trupin, a board certified and obstetrician and gynecologist, about the BRCA1 gene that led Jolie to make her decision. We’ll also talk about everything from menses to menopause and how and when to talk about sex with you doctor and with your children and family. http://will.illinois.edu/focus/program/womens-health7 Mon, 20 May 2013 01:05:37 -0500 women's health, health, breast cancer, menopause, brca1, angelina jolie Talk Health Suzanne Trupin Kimberlie Kranich http://will.illinois.edu/focus/program/next-week-on-focus Next week on Focus, we’ll talk with an Urbana man who has survived two bouts of cancer thanks in part to a bone marrow transplant, a University of Illinois grad who is pushing himself across the country in his racing wheelchair and much more. Monday May 20 – Women’s Heath We welcome your women’s health questions this hour on Focus! Angelina Jolie’s announcement that she had a preventative double mastectomy because of her high risk for developing breast cancer has been all over the news, but when is the testing she went through appropriate? This hour on Focus, guest host Kimberlie Kranich talks with Suzanne Trupin, a board certified and obstetrician and gynecologist, about the BRCA1 gene that led Jolie to make her decision. We’ll also talk about everything from menses to menopause and how and when to talk about sex with you doctor and with your children and family. Tuesday, May 21 – Bone Marrow Transplants Brendan Harley was first diagnosed with cancer when he was in high school. At the age of 17 he underwent a bone marrow transplant to save his life. This hour on Focus, we’ll talk with Harley about how the experience and how it propelled him to pursue a career in cancer research. We’ll also hear from a representative with the Be the Match National Marrow Donor Program Registry and talk about bone marrow transplants and the need for donors here in Illinois. Wednesday, May 22 – Digital Privacy and the Workplace Illinois law currently bans employers from asking employees and prospective employees for their social media passwords, but there is a bill in the Illinois House that would change that. This hour on Focus, we’ll talk about why your boss wants access to your social media accounts and if they should have it. Bill 1047, currently under consideration in the Illinois House of Representatives, would make it legal for employers to ask employees for the personal social media passwords. According to some, it’s a severe violation of privacy for employers to be able to ask for social media account information, but State Representative Jim Durkin defends the bill saying that employers need to have agency to protect themselves against threats and theft. This hour on Focus, we’ll talk with Representative Durkin and Law Professor Lori Andrews. She’s written a social media constitution and is author of the book “I Know Who You Are, I Saw What You Did: Social Networks and the Death of Privacy.” Statehouse Reporter Amanda Vinicky will give us an update about the status of the legislation. Thursday, May 23 – Ryan Chalmers: Push Across America University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign grad, PADI divemaster and US Paralympian Ryan Chalmers has pushed himself more than 2,000 miles in the last few weeks, journeying the length of three to four full length marathons every day. He’s trying to cross the US in his racing wheelchair in 71 days, a distance of nearly 3,000 miles. This hour on Focus, host Jim Meadows talks with Chalmers about his trek and what inspired him to do it. We’ll also talk with him about his career as a wheelchair athlete - at the UIUC, in marathons around the country and the 2012 Paralympic games in London.   Friday, May 25  – Preventing Aggressive Pet Behavior Are you a dog or a cat person? Maybe you’re neither? Both? This hour on Focus, we welcome your pet questions! Each year in the US, more than 4 million people are bitten by a dog, and one in five of those people require medical attention. This week is National Dog Bite Prevention Week, and this hour on Focus, we’ll talk with Sally Foote, a small animal vet from Tuscola who specializes in dog and cat behavior about aggressive pets and how to prevent children from getting bit on accident. We’ll also talk about ticks and fleas as the heat of summer is almost here. We welcome your questions! http://will.illinois.edu/focus/program/next-week-on-focus Fri, 17 May 2013 15:22:05 -0500 -- http://will.illinois.edu/focus/program/saving-money This hour on Focus, we talk with personal finance expert Kevin Waspi about some good tricks to save money for things like a new car or a summer vacation. We'll also talk about when it's right to continue to save and when it's time to try and borrow money. Do you have questions about your personal finances?We also welcome your questions for Kevin whether you are just starting out and looking for advice on investing, thinking about buying a home or sending your children to college. Do you have any money saving tricks that you recommend? We want to hear them! http://will.illinois.edu/focus/program/saving-money Fri, 17 May 2013 01:05:54 -0500 personal finance, money, savings Talk Personal Finance Kevin Waspi Jim Meadows http://will.illinois.edu/focus/program/who-decides-the-price-of-health-care Last week the US Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services released a price list for services at hospitals across the country. In East Central Illinois, the data showed that prices for the same procedures vary widely depending on which hospital you’re at in the area. This hour on Focus, host Jim Meadows talks with two health care finance experts about why this could be and who determines the cost for health care. John Katsinas is a broker with the Barham Benefit Group in Champaign and works with Champaign County Health Consumers. He'll be here to talk with us about local insurance markets and how that influences the cost of services at local hospitals. Jim Unland, President of the Health Capital Group and editor of the Journal of Health Care Finance also joins us. He says the variance in price has to do with a "cat and mouse game" between insurers and care providers.  http://will.illinois.edu/focus/program/who-decides-the-price-of-health-care Thu, 16 May 2013 01:09:08 -0500 health care, health insurance, affordable care act, medical bills Talk Health Jim Unland John Katsinas Jim Meadows http://will.illinois.edu/focus/program/watch-wonder-women-the-untold-story-of-americas-superheroines-for-free Join our free online social screening and discussion of this film that traces the fascinating evolution and legacy of Wonder Woman. From the birth of the comic book superheroine in the 1940s to the blockbusters of today, Wonder Women! looks at how popular representations of powerful women often reflect society's anxieties about women's liberation. The screening begins at 7 pm Wednesday, May 15. The film goes behind the scenes with TV stars Lynda Carter (Wonder Woman) and Lindsay Wagner (The Bionic Woman), comic writers and artists, and real-life superheroines such as Gloria Steinem, Kathleen Hanna and others, who offer an enlightening and entertaining counterpoint to the male-dominated superhero genre. Wonder Women! explores the nation’s long-term love affair with comic book superheroes and raises questions about the possibilities and contradictions of heroines within the genre. Reflecting our culture’s deep-seated ambivalence toward powerful women — even in this so called post-feminist era — women may be portrayed as good, or brave, or even featured as “action babes,” but rarely are they seen as heroes at the center of their own journey. To participate please go to this link: http://bit.ly/13lngHk A couple of words of advice  for those who would like to participate tonight: 1) Please go to the link 10-15 minutes before the screening starts.  At the bottom of the page, there is technical information about testing your browser and making sure that each user has the latest version of their particular browser and Flash.  This is really important to have the best possible experience and to avoid freeze-ups and crashes. 2) Each person either needs to sign-up for an account at the link or log-in via Facebook. WILL-TV will not collect any personal information about users. You might also want to check out WILL-AM's Focus program from today about using comics in the classroom to help kids learn.  http://will.illinois.edu/focus/program/watch-wonder-women-the-untold-story-of-americas-superheroines-for-free Wed, 15 May 2013 11:46:08 -0500 comic books, wonder woman, wonder women Talk Cinema Lindsey Moon http://will.illinois.edu/focus/program/reading-with-pictures University of Illinois Assistant Professor Carol Tilley has always felt strongly about the fact that kids need comics. And she’s not the only one. This hour on Focus, we’ll talk with Tilley about how comics played a huge role in her childhood and why she thinks it’s so upsetting that they are less widely available and more expensive than they once were. Award-winning graphic novelist and nationally syndicated cartoonist Josh Elder also joins us. He’s creating a new series of graphic textbooks for elementary and middle school teachers. We’ll talk with him and Tilley about what sets comics apart and why they’re useful in the classroom. Josh's organization, "Reading with Pictures," raised the capital to start the graphic textbook project using Kickstarter. They successfully raised the money they needed for the project some time ago, but we still wanted to share their video with you.  http://will.illinois.edu/focus/program/reading-with-pictures Wed, 15 May 2013 01:06:37 -0500 comic books, reading with pictures, josh elder, graphic texbook, texbook Talk Books and ReadingEducation Josh Elder Carol Tilley Jim Meadows http://will.illinois.edu/focus/program/now-hiring-translators-and-interpreters-wanted The US Bureau of Labor Statistics the demand for translators will increase by 20 percent by 2020, but here in Illinois, the Illinois Department of Employment Security estimates that need will be even greater. This hour on Focus, we’ll talk with Terena Bell. She’s worked as an interpreter and now owns “In Every Language,” a company based in Louisville, Kentucky that provides translation and localization services and is also secretary for the Globalization and Localization Association, an international translation trade organization. Professor Elizabeth Lowe also joins us. She’s director of the Center for Translations Studies at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign which recently announced it will offer a new master’s program next fall. http://will.illinois.edu/focus/program/now-hiring-translators-and-interpreters-wanted Tue, 14 May 2013 01:09:39 -0500 language, translation, interpretation, in every language, terena bell, elizabeth lowe Talk Language and Linguistics Elizabeth Lowe Terena Bell http://will.illinois.edu/focus/program/the-case-for-summer-camp When you go away to camp, you’re automatically part of a new community. You sleep in an unfamiliar bed in a room with unfamiliar bunk mates; you eat food you aren’t used to or go hungry. This hour on Focus, we’ll talk about how that “camp experience”  can be good for kids. Michael Thompson is author of the book “Homesick and Happy: How Time Away from Parents Can Help a Child Grow.” He joins host Jim Meadows to talk about the things camp can teach children, lessons he argues parents can’t. Katie Nolan also joins us. She’s a camp director at Camp Tapawingo near Peoria and Camp Peairs outside Bloomington. She’s been spending her summers working with campers for almost a decade and will tell us from first-hand experience what kids go through at camp.” http://will.illinois.edu/focus/program/the-case-for-summer-camp Mon, 13 May 2013 01:04:10 -0500 camp, summer camp, michael thompson Talk Children and Parenting Michael Thompson http://will.illinois.edu/focus/program/preparing-your-lawn-growing-your-garden This hour on Focus, host Jim Meadows talks with University of Illinois Extension horticulture expert Sandy Mason and Extension lawn care expert Tom Voigt. We’ll talk about the best ways to groom a luscious lawn or the best alternatives if lawn care is a thorn in your side. We welcome your calls and questions! http://will.illinois.edu/focus/program/preparing-your-lawn-growing-your-garden Fri, 10 May 2013 01:07:11 -0500 lawn and garden, gardening, lawn care, sandy mason Talk Gardening and Horticulture Sandy Mason Tom Voigt Jim Meadows http://will.illinois.edu/focus/program/find-out-more-about-whats-coming-up-next-week-on-focus Next week on Focus, we’ll talk about the magic of summer camp, the growing need for translators and why some are pushing for comics in schools. Monday May 13 – The Case for Summer Camp What’s your favorite memory from summer camp as a kid? Do those memories influence how you feel about sending your kids there? We want to hear from you this hour on Focus! When you go away to camp, you’re automatically part of a new community. You sleep in an unfamiliar bed with unfamiliar bunk mates; you’ll eat food you aren’t used to or go hungry. This hour on Focus, we’ll talk about these things and how that “camp experience”  can be good for kids. Michael Thompson is author of the book “Homesick and Happy: How Time Away from Parents Can Help a Child Grow.” He joins host Jim Meadows to talk about the things camp can teach children, lessons he argues parents can’t. Tuesday, May 14 – Now Hiring: Translators and Interpreters Wanted The US Bureau of Labor Statistics estimated that the need for translators and interpreters will increase by 20 percent in the next 7 years. This hour on Focus, we’ll talk about the challenges that come with training translators and meeting that need.  We’ll talk with Terena Bell, who has worked as a translator and now owns “In Every Language,” a company based in Louisville, Kentucky that provides translation and localization services. Professor Elizabeth Lowe also joins us. She’s director of the Center for Translations Studies at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign which recently announced it will offer a new master’s program next fall. Wednesday, May 15 – Reading with Pictures Do you love comics? Have you ever learned anything from them? Maybe you oppose the idea of teaching comic books… We want to hear your story this hour on Focus!  University of Illinois Assistant Professor Carol Tilley has always felt strongly about the fact that kids need comics. And she’s not the only one. This hour on Focus, we’ll talk with Tilley about how comics played a huge role in her childhood and why she thinks it’s so upsetting that they are less widely available and more expensive than they once were. Award-winning graphic novelist and nationally syndicated cartoonist Josh Elder also joins us. He’s creating a new series of graphic textbooks for elementary and middle school teachers. We’ll talk with him and Tilley about what sets comics apart and why they’re useful in the classroom. More about Reading with Pictures: *Reading with Pictures has already raised the necessary funding for their project through Kickstarter.  Thursday, May 16 - TBA Friday, May 17 – Personal Finance Friday on Focus, host Jim Meadows talks with Kevin Waspi, a certified financial advisor and lecturer at the UIUC College of Business. We welcome your calls and questions this hour! http://will.illinois.edu/focus/program/find-out-more-about-whats-coming-up-next-week-on-focus Fri, 10 May 2013 01:04:41 -0500 michael thompson, summer camp, translators, translation, interpretation, comic books, carol tilley, josh elder, reading with pictures Talk BusinessChildren and ParentingEducationLanguage and LinguisticsPersonal Finance http://will.illinois.edu/focus/program/lets-talk-kids Claudia Quigg founded Baby TALK in the late 1980’s in Decatur after having children of her own and realizing that even though she had a supportive group of friends, she needed advice and access to resources. Today the organization has a presence in 36 states and Canada and has more than 100 programs in operation in Illinois communities. This hour on Focus, host Jim Meadows talks with Claudia about why the earliest years of life, from birth to age 3, are so important and what resources her organization provides in East Central Illinois. We’ll also talk about the memories and lessons she’s taken away from working with families for more than three decades and about her new book "Let's Talk Kids: Becoming a Family."  Claudia writes a weekly column for the Decatur Herald-Review and has a weekly radio segment that airs on NPR member station WUIS in Springfield at 7:55 on Thursday mornings. http://will.illinois.edu/focus/program/lets-talk-kids Thu, 09 May 2013 01:07:47 -0500 baby talk, claudia quigg, parenting, children, kids Talk Children and ParentingCommunity Claudia Quigg http://will.illinois.edu/focus/program/colony-collapse-disorder The US Agriculture Department said yesterday that the honey bee population declined by more than 30 percent last winter, continuing a decrease in honey bee numbers that began in 2005. That’s a problem as more than 20 billion dollars worth of annual harvests rely on bees for pollination. No one really knows exactly why bees are disappearing, although many speculate it’s due to what scientists are calling colony collapse disorder. Researchers have pointed to pesticides, stress and microbial organisms  as possible causes but conclusive answers have so far been elusive. This hour on Focus, host Jim Meadows talks with May Berenbaum, Professor of Entomology at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign about colony collapse disorder, what it is, and what might be causing it. According to new research, high fructose corn syrup could also play a role. We’ll also hear from David Burns, a Master Beekeeper and owner of Long Lane Honey Bee Farms in Fairmount. Are you a bee keeper? Are you a concerned farmer or gardener? We want to hear your story. Post in the comments section below!  http://will.illinois.edu/focus/program/colony-collapse-disorder Wed, 08 May 2013 01:26:45 -0500 honey, bees, honey bees, colony collapse disorder Talk Environment May Berenbaum Jim Meadows David Burns http://will.illinois.edu/focus/program/going-cashless Fewer and fewer people are regularly carrying cash. Carrying cards seems easier, and paying with plastic leaves a handy electronic record to track where your money goes. But with lots of questions circling about cyber-security and a security breach that compromised more than 5,000 debit/credit card users in the area, isn’t there a huge advantage to paying with cash money? This hour on Focus, we’ll talk about money, currency and what it would be like to live in a world without cash. David Wolman, author of “The End of Money: Counterfeiters, Preachers, Techies, Dreamers – and the Coming Cashless Society” and Professor of Finance Charles Kahn join us. Kahn is a consultant at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and has written about payments economics and identify theft. http://will.illinois.edu/focus/program/going-cashless Tue, 07 May 2013 01:05:14 -0500 -- David Wolman Charles Kahn http://will.illinois.edu/focus/program/tax-policies-and-illinois-fiscal-crisis According to the Fiscal Futures Project at the Institute for Government and Public Affairs at the University of Illinois, Illinois is currently ranked in last place out of all 50 states for its bond ratings. Legislators at the statehouse have made some progress towards passing reform to try and solve Illinois’ massively underfunded state pension system but even if reform is passed, the state has a long way to go to get back in the black. This hour on Focus, host Jim Meadows talks with Ralph Martire, Executive Director at the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability about Illinois fiscal health and what could help improve it. Think you can balance the budget? Check out this calculator from the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability, Crain’s Business Chicago and the Institute for Work and the Economy. Martire is speaking at the Champaign Public Library in the Robeson Pavilion room on Thursday, May 9 at 7:00 p.m. http://will.illinois.edu/focus/program/tax-policies-and-illinois-fiscal-crisis Mon, 06 May 2013 01:05:49 -0500 tax, bond ratings Talk GovernmentPolitics Ralph Martire http://will.illinois.edu/focus/program/coming-up-on-focus-bees-illinois-fiscal-crisis-and-the-end-of-money Coming up next week on Focus, we’ll talk about the state’s fiscal crisis, what it would be like to live in a world without cash and new research that helps scientists understand more about colony collapse disorder. Monday May 6 – Tax Policies and Illinois’ Fiscal Crisis Are you tired of hearing how broke the state is? Do you have a suggestion for solving the problem? This hour on Focus, we’ll talk about the state’s deficit and tax policy. According to the Fiscal Futures Project at the Institute for Government and Public Affairs at the University of Illinois, Illinois is currently ranked in last place out of all 50 states for its bond ratings. Legislators at the statehouse have made some progress towards passing reform to try and solve Illinois’ massively underfunded state pension system but even if reform is passed, the state has a long way to go to get back in the black. This hour on Focus, host Jim Meadows talks with Ralph Martire, Executive Director at the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability about Illinois fiscal health and what could help improve it. Tuesday, May 7 – Going Cashless  Did you get stung by the Schnuck’s debit card security breach? Has your credit/debit card ever been compromised? Second guessing how often you pay with plastic?  Fewer and fewer people are regularly carrying cash. Carrying cards seems easier, and paying with plastic leaves a handy electronic record to track where your money goes. But with lots of questions circling about cyber-security and a security breach that compromised more than 5,000 debit/credit card users in the area, isn’t there a huge advantage to paying with cash money? This hour on Focus, we’ll talk about money, currency and what it would be like to live in a world without cash. David Wolman, author of “The End of Money: Counterfeiters, Preachers, Techies, Dreamers – and the Coming Cashless Society" and Professor of Finance Charles Kahn join us. Wednesday, May 8 – Colony Collapse Disorder Are you a bee keeper? Are you a concerned farmer or gardener? We want to hear from you this hour on Focus! No one really knows exactly why colony collapse disorder happens, but as scientists have pointed to pesticides or microbial organisms  as a possible cause. This hour on Focus, host Jim Meadows talks with May Berenbaum, Professor of Entomology at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign about colony collapse disorder, what it is, why it’s a problem and what might be causing it. According to new research, high fructose corn syrup could also play a role. We’ll also talk this hour with Rich Ramsey, a beekeeper who lives outside Springfield and keeps 40 hives. He has a hive collapse in 1989 and is concerned that beekeepers are putting their colonies through too much stress. Thursday, May 9 - TBA Friday, May 10 – Preparing Your Lawn, Growing Your Garden It’s time to get out your lawn mower. Congratulations or sincerest apologies depending on your views when it comes to yard work. This hour on Foucs, Sandy Mason joins us to answer your lawn and garden questions. Tom Voigt, a lawn care specialist, will also be here. http://will.illinois.edu/focus/program/coming-up-on-focus-bees-illinois-fiscal-crisis-and-the-end-of-money Fri, 03 May 2013 10:46:32 -0500 -- http://will.illinois.edu/focus/program/talk-with-the-managers This hour on Focus host Jim Meadows talks with Illinois Public Media’s head honchoes. Bob Culkeen and Mark Leonard will be here to discuss programming changes taking place this summer, the health of your public media station and new ideas we’re cooking up at WILL. http://will.illinois.edu/focus/program/talk-with-the-managers Fri, 03 May 2013 01:05:51 -0500 bob culkeen, mark leonard, talk with the managers, corporation for public broadcasting, cpb, funding, sequester Talk BusinessCommunityMedia and journalism Bob Culkeen Mark Leonard http://will.illinois.edu/focus/program/record-sales-continue-to-climb-in-us-illinois According to Nielsen Soundscan, a company that tracks the sale of music in the US, vinyl sales are up by 35% over the same time last year; nearly two million vinyl albums have sold so far in 2013. Nielsen says their data shows that vinyl sales started climbing in 2007 and have kept on going ever since. Interesting considering music hasn’t been released solely on vinyl albums for decades... This hour on Focus, we’ll talk about the resurgence of records and record stores and will talk about what makes old-fashioned records so appealing in an era largely defined by digital culture.  Greg Kot, music critic for the Chicago Tribune and co-host of the podcast “Sound Opinions,” and Jenn Pelly of Pitchfork join us. Jeff Brandt, the owner of Exile on Main Street in Champaign will also be here. Maybe you didn’t grow up in the vinyl era but still enjoy listening to albums. What is the appeal? http://will.illinois.edu/focus/program/record-sales-continue-to-climb-in-us-illinois Thu, 02 May 2013 01:20:49 -0500 vintage vinyl, records, music, vinyl Talk Art and CultureCommunityMusic Greg Kot Jenn Pelly Jeff Brandt Jim Meadows http://will.illinois.edu/focus/program/itty-bitty-technology-big-potential Nanotechnology works to understand the physics, chemistry and biology of nanoscale objects. Simply put, it’s the study of things that are very, very, very small. This hour on Focus, we’ll talk about nanotechnology and developments being made when it comes to nanomanufacturing here at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. Irfan Ahmad, Executive Director of Nanoscale Science and Technology at the UIUC and Engineering Professor Placid Ferreira, who studies nanotechnologies and manufacturing, will be here. We’ll talk with them about how certain elements behave quite differently on the nanoscale than they do in larger quantities and how that opens the doors to virtually limitless possibilities. Cell phone in a made to order size? It’s could happen. There are also health concerns and risks many are worried about when it comes to using nanotechnology. We’ll talk those over too during this hour on Focus. http://will.illinois.edu/focus/program/itty-bitty-technology-big-potential Wed, 01 May 2013 01:05:36 -0500 technology, nanotechnology Talk Technology Irfan Ahmad Placid Ferreira Jim Meadows http://will.illinois.edu/focus/program/boston-marathon-media-coverage Lots of things about the Tsarnaev brothers remain unknown, but as more facts about them and why they allegedly planted bombs at one of the largest US marathons become available, what role do the media play? This hour on Focus, we’ll talk with Bob Garfield, co-host of the program “On the Media” about journalistic ethics and when personal facts about someone’s life like race, ethnicity and religion should matter to a story. We’ll also talk about accuracy and some problems new media created in misidentifying the alleged bombers’ identities. Brant Houston, the Knight Chair Professor in Investigative and Enterprise Reporting at the University of Illinois College of Media also joins us. Several major news organizations misreported certain aspects of this case and had to make corrections. Does that cause you to question the facts they report moving forward? Post in the comments section below or find us on Facebook and Twitter @Focus580.  http://will.illinois.edu/focus/program/boston-marathon-media-coverage Tue, 30 Apr 2013 01:05:33 -0500 media, accuracy, boston marathon bombings, on the media, bob garfield Talk Media and journalism Bob Garfield Brant Houston Jim Meadows