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Shay McAlister started her own independent news resource to meet audiences where they are.
Instead of going on its own assumptions, this publication for foreign residents asked readers to shape their election coverage - and the responses changed everything
Discover handy indexes, maps and directories which allow you to easily understand global audience trends, local news deserts, press freedom and more
Trust in journalism was displaced long before the rise of digital and social media. Here's how individual reporters are building it back.
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LPM talked with groups of JCPS student journalists on why they report and what changes they’d most like to see in their community.
This World News Day, Rappler celebrates what makes news worth reading, remembering, and supporting — and opens the Rappler+ community to more people with a special annual rate of...
The research, part of an international project led in the UK by the University of Lancashire, aims to identify the qualities that define journalism and help rebuild public trust
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We need more people leaving the 'old' enshittified internet, and choosing better alternatives
The pan-European newsroom raised €7,000 from readers, providing a defensive measure against powerful players who want to silence reporters through frivolous and expensive lawsuits
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How do you make a living from influencer-inspired news without resorting to clickbait tactics or feeding the outrage engine?
Every week, a selection of Monitor staffers and contributors share their challenges and insights from reporting around the globe.
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We asked the JournalismUK community what they would grab first on a desert island newsroom. The answers ranged from a roll of gaffer tape to a bullshit detector
Building Stronger Communities Through Accessible Public RecordsA conversation with Dr. David Cuillier, Director of the Joseph L. Brechner Freedom of Information Project at the Univ...
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The latest cohort ranges from The New York Times and The Atlantic to UK independent Blog Preston and Martin Lewis' Money Saving Expert
Apparently, when the newspaper isn't taking their marching orders from the Democratic National Committee, they're letting bots do their work for them. Context about how tech real...
With the new Movers Program, local storytellers and civic leaders will have more opportunities to hone their leadership skills, amplify local stories, and contribute to meaningful...
238 US counties now lack local news coverage, even as digital startups and content creators try to fill the gap
Young people at The Cornell Daily Sun have led the reporting on the assault case on their campus. What role do student journalists play in both reflecting and challenging their com...
Newsroom AI tools are smart on their own but clueless together, forcing journalists to do the joining up by hand. AP and Reuters want to change that with a shared standard that let...
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