Reema Saleh
Award-winning writer, researcher, and multimedia producer in Chicago.
Policy trained, newsroom tested.
Reema Saleh is the Digital Engagement Coordinator at The People’s Lobby USA, building community power for legislation that puts people and the planet first.
As a freelance journalist, she covers housing, transit, arts and books, businesses, and local government. She is a Daily Editor at the Chicago Review of Books and writes for the Chicago Reader, Block Club Chicago, Chicago Sun-Times, South Side Weekly, Stacker, and other publications.
Her fellowships at the Chicago Reader, City Bureau, and the Change Agents Journalism Lab sparked her passion for narrative-driven, community-engaged journalism throughout the city.
With five years of experience, she honed her communications skills at research institutes and organizations across the globe, including Silva Content Solutions, Institute for Governance Reform, The Pearson Institute, and Freedom House.
Previously, she led the Root of Conflict podcast, exploring global conflict and the people, societies, and policy issues it affects. Last year, she graduated from the University of Chicago with a master’s in public policy.
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