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Without a Campaign to Cover, Reporters Shift to Covering the Voting Process Itself

Without a Campaign to Cover, Reporters Shift to Covering the Voting Process Itself

As Patrick Marley moved down the queue of voters lined up near a high school in Madison, some of his interviewees had to shout. Six feet apart is not ideal…
May 12, 2020
Casey Quackenbush
4 Ways to Fund — and Save — Local Journalism

4 Ways to Fund — and Save — Local Journalism

On April 3, Mandy Jenkins paused from her work as general manager of The Compass Experiment — a partnership between Google and McClatchy to explore new business models for local…
May 7, 2020
Catherine Buni
Lessons Learned from Investigating Corruption in Peru — and Facing Blowback

Lessons Learned from Investigating Corruption in Peru — and Facing Blowback

A longtime journalist who wrote his first investigation on a sturdy Olivetti typewriter, I, a streetwise dinosaur, 10 years ago teamed up with millenials to launch the very small online,…
May 6, 2020
Gustavo Gorriti
Australian Media’s Fight for Press Freedom Should Be a Lesson to Journalists Worldwide

Australian Media’s Fight for Press Freedom Should Be a Lesson to Journalists Worldwide

When Australian investigative journalist Nick McKenzie arrived at his desk one morning in 2014, he was surprised to find a bunch of flowers had been sent up from the mailroom.“In…
May 5, 2020
Gary Dickson

“Privilege the voices”: NPR’s Carrie Johnson on the power of active listening

I spent my childhood in a tiny pink house in suburban Chicago, surrounded by noise. The television blared theme songs from my grandmother’s soap operas. My grandfather’s fire department scanner…
May 1, 2020
Carrie Johnson
Deep Listening Project Helps Milwaukee Reflect on Democracy

Deep Listening Project Helps Milwaukee Reflect on Democracy

Cutting through the noise, “This is Milwaukee” explores citizenship and community representation
April 29, 2020
Mary Louise Schumacher
Covering Climate Change and Countering Skepticism in Australia

Covering Climate Change and Countering Skepticism in Australia

Two weeks after Australia began 2020 on fire, scores of mourners gathered for a funeral for a father and son in a small rural town called Cobargo in southeastern New…
April 28, 2020
Casey Quackenbush
As Europe Confronts Coronavirus, the Media Faces a Trust Test

As Europe Confronts Coronavirus, the Media Faces a Trust Test

One way to think about the coronavirus pandemic is as a large-scale process of sorting out what is essential. That is true on a personal level, but it’s also true…
April 24, 2020
Mattia Ferraresi
Sports Journalism Must Pivot to Public Service Journalism

Sports Journalism Must Pivot to Public Service Journalism

Sports in a bubble. That’s how return-to-play scenarios have been described. Empty stadiums. Teams quarantined in hotels between games and practices. Regular Covid-19 tests for all involved. The complicated plans…
April 24, 2020
Shira Springer
Journalists in Ecuador Fight the Pandemic and Limits on Official Information

Journalists in Ecuador Fight the Pandemic and Limits on Official Information

Translated by Dick Cluster. Leer en español.Covering the coronavirus pandemic in Guayaquil, Ecuador, one of the hardest-hit cities in South America, has become lethal for journalists. As of April 20,…
April 23, 2020
Soraya Constante