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Journalistic Objectivity Is Overrated. What Really Matters Is Transparency, Accuracy, and Fairness

Journalistic Objectivity Is Overrated. What Really Matters Is Transparency, Accuracy, and Fairness

How Herschel Walker’s Senate campaign and Nina Totenberg’s memoir helped me clarify my thinking about journalistic ethics
October 13, 2022
Issac J. Bailey
How to Support Journalists Experiencing Online Harassment

How to Support Journalists Experiencing Online Harassment

The International Women’s Media Foundation released a new guide designed help newsrooms navigate the abuse
October 5, 2022
Ha Ta
How One Journalist Became the 20th Century’s Most-Read Woman

How One Journalist Became the 20th Century’s Most-Read Woman

The new book “Listen, World!” by Julia Scheeres and Allison Gilbert chronicles the storied life and career of Elsie Robinson
October 4, 2022
Allison Gilbert, Julia Scheeres
“We Had to Show A Version Of The Story Not Commonly Told”

“We Had to Show A Version Of The Story Not Commonly Told”

Brazil’s 1619 Project Explores Slavery’s Legacy 200 Years After Independence
September 28, 2022
Natalie De Rosa
Here’s How to Increase Coverage of Assassinations — Safely

Here’s How to Increase Coverage of Assassinations — Safely

Reporting on targeted killings has lagged in South Africa, but networks of journalists are helping piece these stories together
September 26, 2022
Paul McNally
7 Lessons to Running a Successful Journalism Membership Program

7 Lessons to Running a Successful Journalism Membership Program

Daily Maverick’s publisher and CEO on how membership can be a viable model for public interest journalism, even in a challenging environment like South Africa
September 22, 2022
Styli Charalambous
How Newsrooms Are Carving Out Democracy Beats

How Newsrooms Are Carving Out Democracy Beats

On September 15, dozens newsrooms across the country took part in Democracy Day, an initiative of news industry leaders at Hearken, the Center for Cooperative Media, the Institute for Nonprofit News, and the News…
September 21, 2022
Upending the Entrenched Power Dynamics in Journalism

Upending the Entrenched Power Dynamics in Journalism

Going beyond surface level diversity talk requires changing how we educate young journalists
September 16, 2022
Pacinthe Mattar
It's Time for Newsrooms to Defend Democracy

It’s Time for Newsrooms to Defend Democracy

November 8 is the date of the midterm elections, but today — September 15 — is Democracy Day.  An initiative of news industry leaders at Hearken, the Center for Cooperative Media,…
September 15, 2022
James Geary
Political Coverage is Changing to Get Beyond 'Us Versus Them'

Political Coverage is Changing to Get Beyond ‘Us Versus Them’

A more nuanced depiction of voters and issues can help newsrooms better report on elections and political campaigns
September 14, 2022
Celeste Katz Marston