Derrick Hood
@derrickhood.bsky.social
I am currently a student at the University of Illinois Chicago, where I am pursuing a major in Communications with a minor in Criminal Justice.
My passion for communications drives me to explore various media and public relations aspects.
My passion for communications drives me to explore various media and public relations aspects.
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Journalist's Toolbox: #AI tools for editing stories and headlines ...
Journalist'sToolbox.AI: AI editing tools
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October 29, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Journalist's Toolbox: #AI tools for editing stories and headlines ...
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The Journalist's Toolbox YouTube channel offers more than 125 free videos on how to use various AI, digital, data and #mobile reporting and editing tools. The videos run 5-15 minutes long and most feature an exercise. Subscribe for free:
Journalists Toolbox
This channel provides short training videos for professional journalists to learn new digital skills. Use the short primers to train your newsroom, students, staff, etc. It is operated by UIC…
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September 1, 2025 at 8:02 AM
The Journalist's Toolbox YouTube channel offers more than 125 free videos on how to use various AI, digital, data and #mobile reporting and editing tools. The videos run 5-15 minutes long and most feature an exercise. Subscribe for free:
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The re-routing of the S-Curve. Damn. There was nothing like taking the S at high speed.
( Photo via CARLI Digital Collection at UIC)
( Photo via CARLI Digital Collection at UIC)
April 2, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The re-routing of the S-Curve. Damn. There was nothing like taking the S at high speed.
( Photo via CARLI Digital Collection at UIC)
( Photo via CARLI Digital Collection at UIC)
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I saw it very differently, it was the owners of businesses who contributed to political campaigns both state and federally. How was Amazon essential? Packing warehouses and sending everything that has been touched by 20 people out with a driver who's been to 50 different homes. Why was Walmart
June 13, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I saw it very differently, it was the owners of businesses who contributed to political campaigns both state and federally. How was Amazon essential? Packing warehouses and sending everything that has been touched by 20 people out with a driver who's been to 50 different homes. Why was Walmart
Stay Safe: Important Information About E. Coli and Chicago Beaches medium.com/@dhood5/stay... #UicDigital
Stay Safe: Important E. Coli Information for Chicago Beaches
Recent E. coli monitoring shows significant differences in water quality across Chicago’s beaches. The data reveals patterns that swimmers…
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June 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Stay Safe: Important Information About E. Coli and Chicago Beaches medium.com/@dhood5/stay... #UicDigital
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#AI audio creation, editing and #podcasting tools on The Journalist's Toolbox™
Journalist'sToolbox.AI: Audio | podcast | transcribe
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June 3, 2025 at 8:03 AM
#AI audio creation, editing and #podcasting tools on The Journalist's Toolbox™
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This is Mertarvik, Alaska, population 300. It’s a new town.
Its residents, the vast majority of whom are Yup’ik, began moving in around 2019.
The move was by necessity: The nearby village where many residents previously lived, Newtok, is sinking, its riverbanks eroding. THREAD 🧵
Its residents, the vast majority of whom are Yup’ik, began moving in around 2019.
The move was by necessity: The nearby village where many residents previously lived, Newtok, is sinking, its riverbanks eroding. THREAD 🧵
June 3, 2025 at 2:00 AM
This is Mertarvik, Alaska, population 300. It’s a new town.
Its residents, the vast majority of whom are Yup’ik, began moving in around 2019.
The move was by necessity: The nearby village where many residents previously lived, Newtok, is sinking, its riverbanks eroding. THREAD 🧵
Its residents, the vast majority of whom are Yup’ik, began moving in around 2019.
The move was by necessity: The nearby village where many residents previously lived, Newtok, is sinking, its riverbanks eroding. THREAD 🧵
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your regular reminder that authoritarian populism will make your country corrupt and poor. look at Hungary
June 3, 2025 at 9:29 AM
your regular reminder that authoritarian populism will make your country corrupt and poor. look at Hungary
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David Richardson, the acting head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, was joking when he said that he didn’t know the United States had a hurricane season, a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security, which includes FEMA, said.
No hurricane season? Acting FEMA chief’s remark was a joke, DHS says.
David Richardson’s comment to staff that he was unaware the United States had a hurricane season was meant in jest, the Department of Homeland Security said.
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June 3, 2025 at 10:57 AM
David Richardson, the acting head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, was joking when he said that he didn’t know the United States had a hurricane season, a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security, which includes FEMA, said.
2025 Chicago Neighborhood Pothole Status Report medium.com/@dhood5/2025... #UicDigital
2025 Chicago Potholes by Neighborhood
Check to see which neighborhoods have the most.
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June 3, 2025 at 12:13 PM
2025 Chicago Neighborhood Pothole Status Report medium.com/@dhood5/2025... #UicDigital
Exploring web search insights from Google Trends on public interest in Tariffs vs. Social Security, and the dynamics of the Russia-Ukraine conflict compared to the civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo.... medium.com/@dhood5/goog... #UicDigital
Google Trends: Search comparisons on Tariffs vs.
An examination of Google Trends data from the past year reveals distinct patterns in public interest for “tariff” and Social Security…
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May 27, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Exploring web search insights from Google Trends on public interest in Tariffs vs. Social Security, and the dynamics of the Russia-Ukraine conflict compared to the civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo.... medium.com/@dhood5/goog... #UicDigital
Artificial Intelligence and Its Effects on Our Environment: The Good and the Ugly.
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Artificial Intelligence and Its Effects on Our Environment: The Good and the Ugly
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March 17, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Artificial Intelligence and Its Effects on Our Environment: The Good and the Ugly.
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A Step-by-Step Guide: How to Replace Your Car Filter Yourself.
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I discovered these steps for replacing the cabin filter in my Mazda CX-3 AWD Grand Touring to be…
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March 17, 2025 at 1:56 PM
A Step-by-Step Guide: How to Replace Your Car Filter Yourself.
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We've launched an #AI and the environment resources page on The Journalist's Toolbox™: https://buff.ly/41R7CLV
What did we miss? Suggest a site to add here: https://buff.ly/3DyVjtH
What did we miss? Suggest a site to add here: https://buff.ly/3DyVjtH
January 17, 2025 at 12:00 PM
We've launched an #AI and the environment resources page on The Journalist's Toolbox™: https://buff.ly/41R7CLV
What did we miss? Suggest a site to add here: https://buff.ly/3DyVjtH
What did we miss? Suggest a site to add here: https://buff.ly/3DyVjtH
Governer Patt Quinn speaks at Depaul University - alerting lawmakers and the general public about the urgent necessity in continual funding for the Illinois MAP Grants program.
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Quinn: Pensions Threaten MAP Grants
Editor’s note: This story was originally posted on Dec. 12, 2012, and is housed at RedLineProject.org
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January 17, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Governer Patt Quinn speaks at Depaul University - alerting lawmakers and the general public about the urgent necessity in continual funding for the Illinois MAP Grants program.
medium.com/@dhood5/quin...
#UicDigital
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#UicDigital
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OpenAI in Talks for Deal That Would Value Company at $80 Billion
🟦 Bias L
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/20/technology/openai-artifical-intelligence-value.html
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https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/20/technology/openai-artifical-intelligence-value.html
October 20, 2023 at 4:24 PM
OpenAI in Talks for Deal That Would Value Company at $80 Billion
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https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/20/technology/openai-artifical-intelligence-value.html
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https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/20/technology/openai-artifical-intelligence-value.html
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There have been so many science fiction stories about artifical intelligence, but has any writer had the imagination and daring to conceive this definition?
December 27, 2024 at 2:01 PM
There have been so many science fiction stories about artifical intelligence, but has any writer had the imagination and daring to conceive this definition?
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The revolution in artifical intelligence technologies is fuelling a surge in construction of new gas power plants putting US climate targets at risk on.ft.com/3C9Urv1 @financialtimes.com
AI set to fuel surge in new US gas power plants
[FREE TO READ] Climate targets in peril as Big Tech turns to fossil fuels to feed energy demand
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January 13, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The revolution in artifical intelligence technologies is fuelling a surge in construction of new gas power plants putting US climate targets at risk on.ft.com/3C9Urv1 @financialtimes.com
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Create and edit cool videos with these #AI-driven tools listed on the Journalist's Toolbox:
Journalist'sToolbox.AI: Video creation | editing
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January 14, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Create and edit cool videos with these #AI-driven tools listed on the Journalist's Toolbox: