Mike Reilley
Senior Lecturer
Digital and Data Journalism
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Mike is the author of two books, "Data + Journalism: A Story-Driven Approach to Learning Data Reporting" (Routledge, 2022) and "Journalist's Toolbox: A Guide to Digital Reporting and AI" (Routledge, 2024). Entering his 11th year at UIC, Mike teaches data, digital journalism, AI, sports and editing courses in which students produce stories for the award-winning RedLineProject.news website and social channels.
He is also a digital tools trainer who has taught AI and Google News Initiative tools to more than 22,00 journalists and educators in the past decade. He is also the founder of Penny Press Digital LLC, a digital consulting and training company that works with organizations such as USA Today, MIT, CUNY, Lee Newspapers, ONA, and more.
A former reporter and copy editor at the LA Times and a founding editor of ChicagoTribune.com, Mike served 13 years as a full-time faculty member at Northwestern, Arizona State University, and DePaul University before coming to UIC. He holds journalism degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (BJ) and Northwestern University (MSJ). Mike founded the research site The Journalist's Toolbox™ AI. Bluesky: @mikereilley.bsky.social | Twitter: @journtoolbox | @itsmikereilley
Selected Publications
- Author: The Journalist’s Toolbox, available on Routledge
- Co-author: Data + Journalism, available on Routledge
Professional Memberships
- Founder: Journalist's Toolbox AI | The Red Line Project
- Owner: Penny Press Digital Consulting, LLC
- Lead Trainer: RTDNA Fact-Checking and the Election |ONA | Microsoft AI in Journalism Initiative | Digital Tools