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At Fusion, Jane Spencer, NF ’13, brings together new media and a sense of public service

At Fusion, Jane Spencer, NF ’13, brings together new media and a sense of public service

In Mexico City, where street harassment is notoriously aggressive, degrading catcalls are hurled at women on buses, sidewalks, and in their daily commutes.Last fall Fusion embarked on a project to…
March 24, 2015
Jane Spencer
A partnership created by Esquire’s Tyler Cabot, NF ’14, and Northeastern University empowers j-school students to tell old stories in new ways

A partnership created by Esquire’s Tyler Cabot, NF ’14, and Northeastern University empowers j-school students to tell old stories in new ways

From the very beginning—the scrolls of maps marked with every police station, hospital, and border patrol outpost; the long discussions about satellite phones and kidnapping insurance; the phone call with…
March 24, 2015
Tyler Cabot

2014 Visiting Fellow Samar Padmaker Halarnkar is building a data-driven site about India’s biggest challenges

Over the five months that I have been editor of IndiaSpend, a data-driven website that focuses on public interest journalism, our social media following has increased by about 600 percent, albeit…
March 24, 2015
Samar Padmaker Halarnkar
Jay Lauf of Quartz: The Homepage Isn’t Dead

Jay Lauf of Quartz: The Homepage Isn’t Dead

The Quartz publisher on his global business website's branding efforts, the potential of messaging apps, and more
March 24, 2015
Jay Lauf
Bassem Youssef: The Joke Is Mightier than the Sword

Bassem Youssef: The Joke Is Mightier than the Sword

"Egypt's Jon Stewart" on the enduring role of satire in free—and not-so-free—societies
March 24, 2015
Bassem Youssef
The Offending Art: Political Cartooning after the Charlie Hebdo Attacks

The Offending Art: Political Cartooning after the Charlie Hebdo Attacks

Satirists around the world come to terms with the danger of "punching up" at those in power
March 24, 2015
Jonathan Guyer

A Blueprint for How to Make J-School Matter (Again)

In this excerpt from her forthcoming e-book, Amy Webb outlines a new blueprint for the future of journalism education
March 19, 2015
Amy Webb

Four Lessons from Buying and Running the Outer Banks Sentinel

“You own everything about the paper—from its reputation to the safety of its customers who buy it ”
March 18, 2015
Mark Jurkowitz
Local Weeklies Are Covering the Communities Big Dailies Ignore

Local Weeklies Are Covering the Communities Big Dailies Ignore

Whether bound by geography or interest, communities need strong newspapers
March 18, 2015
Barbara Selvin
In the Balkans, Whistle-Blowing News Outlets Struggle to Survive

In the Balkans, Whistle-Blowing News Outlets Struggle to Survive

From shady deals for government advertising to journalists choosing self-censorship, it's not easy running a publication in the former Yugoslavia
March 17, 2015
Vladimir Radomirovic