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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

Even in a liberal democracy like Australia’s, media freedom is easy to lose — and can be hard to get back
May 5, 2020
Gary Dickson, Margaret Simons

“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

Australian journalists deconstruct falsehoods while coming up with creative ways to tell a complex story
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

How coverage of the coronavirus in Italy, Spain, France, and Germany has impacted trust in news outlets
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
Periodistas en Ecuador luchan contra la pandemia y el cerco de la información oficial

Periodistas en Ecuador luchan contra la pandemia y el cerco de la información oficial

Read in English.Cubrir la pandemia del coronavirus en Guayaquil, una de las ciudades más afectadas en Sudamérica, ha resultado letal para el periodismo. Hasta el 20 de abril, 13 periodistas…
April 23, 2020
Soraya Constante
Three Ways To Counter Authoritarian Overreach During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Three Ways To Counter Authoritarian Overreach During the Coronavirus Pandemic

As the world grapples with the spread of Covid-19, we see a wide range of individual national responses to the pandemic. Different countries around the world are seeking to both…
April 22, 2020
Brian Friedberg, Gabrielle Lim, Joan Donovan