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A New Kind of Partnership: Journalists and Civil Society Organizations Are Teaming Up

A New Kind of Partnership: Journalists and Civil Society Organizations Are Teaming Up

The practice upends the industry’s drive for neutrality. But cross-field collaborations are becoming more commonplace to help bolster investigative work
Why Newsrooms Must Prioritize Covering State Legislatures

Why Newsrooms Must Prioritize Covering State Legislatures

The future of our democracy is being written in state legislatures across the country.They were the focus of coordinated efforts to undermine the 2020 election results, and now, the U.S.…
What About the Boys? The Sex Trafficking of Young Males

What About the Boys? The Sex Trafficking of Young Males

Jenifer McKim, NF ’08, and Phillip Martin, NF ’98, detail their groundbreaking series, ‘Unseen’ We have reported on the dangerous and troubling world of sex trafficking for nearly two decades,…
The Myanmar Junta’s Wanton Violence Is Forcing Journalists to Flee

The Myanmar Junta’s Wanton Violence Is Forcing Journalists to Flee

Exiled reporters are finding it difficult to reach sources back home, who are increasingly afraid to talk
What It's Like Working in the Deadliest Country in the World for Journalists

What It’s Like Working in the Deadliest Country in the World for Journalists

In Mexico, journalists are trapped between physical threats and political disputes
Confronting “Press Freedom Predators”

Confronting “Press Freedom Predators”

Newsrooms are running a gauntlet of abuse around the world. But the threat is greater than against journalism alone — it’s against democracy itself
With Dom, We All Died a Little Bit

With Dom, We All Died a Little Bit

The murder of a veteran journalist covering the vulnerable in the Amazon has reverberated among reporters in Brazil
“We Should Side with Democracy:” Why the War in Ukraine is Existential for Baltic Journalists

“We Should Side with Democracy:” Why the War in Ukraine is Existential for Baltic Journalists

Thirty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Baltic states’ independent media reckon with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Journalism across the globe is under threat

Journalism across the globe is under threat

From the editor Americans are just about a third of the way through political primary season and already, according to a Washington Post analysis, scores of Republican candidates have been nominated…
Tunisian Journalists Face Police Intimidation and Jail Time for Doing Our Jobs

Tunisian Journalists Face Police Intimidation and Jail Time for Doing Our Jobs

As President Kais Saied consolidates his grip on power, Tunisia — and its media — are sliding backward from hard-won democratic gains