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The Emancipator's Co-Editors-in-Chief Are Bringing the 19th Century Abolitionist Paper to Life

The Emancipator’s Co-Editors-in-Chief Are Bringing the 19th Century Abolitionist Paper to Life

Deborah Douglas and Amber Payne on building on The Emancipator's historical roots, reimagining the newsroom hierarchy, and centering their work in joy
October 6, 2021
Don't Bury the Lede: Overall Crime Declined Despite the Pandemic

Don’t Bury the Lede: Overall Crime Declined Despite the Pandemic

Something astounding happened in 2020: Major crime — which includes armed assault, robbery, car jackings, rape, and murder — dropped by 5 about percent from 2019. Conventional wisdom has it…
October 5, 2021
Issac J. Bailey
How Journalism Moves Forward in an Age of Disinformation and Distrust

How Journalism Moves Forward in an Age of Disinformation and Distrust

The world is broken.But then, it’s always been a little damaged, right?Sure, it’s only in recent history that humans, post the Industrial Revolution, had the power to destroy the earth.…
September 21, 2021
Danielle Belton
In India, the Last Few Bastions Of The Free Press Stand Guard Against Rising Authoritarianism

In India, the Last Few Bastions Of The Free Press Stand Guard Against Rising Authoritarianism

Over the last seven years, newsrooms have found themselves in the trenches, holding the Modi government to account
September 20, 2021
Vidya Krishnan
In an Era of Misinformation and Tracking Technology, Long-Held Journalism Norms Are Shifting

In an Era of Misinformation and Tracking Technology, Long-Held Journalism Norms Are Shifting

In the months between the November 2020 vote and the January 6 Capitol insurrection, BuzzFeed News’ politics desk faced an ethical and practical quandary: To what extent should it cover…
September 14, 2021
Allegra Hobbs
School Experiences Varied Widely in The Pandemic. Your Journalism Should Reflect That

School Experiences Varied Widely in The Pandemic. Your Journalism Should Reflect That

The closures began at random, like kernels bursting out of hot oil onto the kitchen stove. A high school in Snohomish County, Washington, closed for cleaning after a student tested…
September 10, 2021
Kathleen McNerney
As the World Changes, Sports Journalism Needs to Keep Meeting the Moment

As the World Changes, Sports Journalism Needs to Keep Meeting the Moment

One of the pandemic’s most significant sports moments took place before a nationally-televised basketball game on Aug. 4, 2020 on black t-shirts with bold white lettering. The all-caps message: “VOTE…
September 8, 2021
Shira Springer
STAT's Helen Branswell On How COVID-19 Has Changed the Health and Medicine Beat

STAT’s Helen Branswell On How COVID-19 Has Changed the Health and Medicine Beat

In a career that has spanned 40 years, Helen Branswell has covered some of the biggest health stories of the last several decades: the 2009 H1N1 flu pandemic, the West…
September 2, 2021
Laura Colarusso
Six Rural News Outlets Trying to Bridge the Information Divide

Six Rural News Outlets Trying to Bridge the Information Divide

These local newsrooms are helping audiences better understand the places sometimes dismissed as "flyover country"
August 26, 2021
Celeste Katz Marston
What Are We Missing in The Afghanistan Story?

What Are We Missing in The Afghanistan Story?

I can’t think about the horrific images of people in Afghanistan clinging to the wheels of U.S. military airplanes without thinking of the coverage of the Iraq war on April…
August 20, 2021
Issac J. Bailey