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Reporting the Climate Crisis through (Really) Slow Journalism

Reporting the Climate Crisis through (Really) Slow Journalism

We journalists pride ourselves on being good notetakers—astute documentarians—but earlier this year, out in the woods, I met an old man who puts all of us to shame.His name is…
Gina McCarthy’s Advice to Climate Journalists: “Talk about Solutions and Build Hope”

Gina McCarthy’s Advice to Climate Journalists: “Talk about Solutions and Build Hope”

Even when news was breaking about the impeachment inquiry into President Trump, climate change was generating 18 million interactions on social media—more than guns, immigration, and the economy. So, what…
Five Tips for Better Coverage of the Climate Crisis

Five Tips for Better Coverage of the Climate Crisis

These are heady times for anyone scrutinizing climate change coverage. Take the volume of coverage, for example, which seems to be on a sharp upward trend this year. More than…
Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey on the Meticulous Reporting and Hard-Earned Trust Behind the Harvey Weinstein Investigation

Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey on the Meticulous Reporting and Hard-Earned Trust Behind the Harvey Weinstein Investigation

In the fall of 2017 The New York Times published Jodi Kantor’s and Megan Twohey’s explosive investigation into the sexual harassment and abuse allegations against film mogul Harvey Weinstein. During…
The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shootings: Avoid “Anniversary” and “Tragedy” and Don’t Name the Shooter

The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shootings: Avoid “Anniversary” and “Tragedy” and Don’t Name the Shooter

We simply wanted to get everyone around one table.Dreading the one-year commemoration of the synagogues shootings in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood, on October 27, one of the congregation leaders said…
The Hong Kong Protests are Also a Fight for a Free Press

The Hong Kong Protests are Also a Fight for a Free Press

Faced with new levels of political pressure and physical threat, Hong Kong’s independent news outlets respond with intrepid reporting and innovative fundraising
When Covering the 2020 Election Put Community, Not Competition, First

When Covering the 2020 Election Put Community, Not Competition, First

The chance to oust President Trump or support him in the 2020 general election will bring voters to the polls. But what happens once they get past that first contest…
We Must Collaborate to Restore Accountability in our State Capitals

We Must Collaborate to Restore Accountability in our State Capitals

There’s nothing short of a crisis in our state capitals.Statehouse reporting corps have decreased dramatically in the past decade, and, too often, the journalists who remain must answer the call…
Trudeau’s Blackface: The Chilling Effects of Disinformation on Political Engagement

Trudeau’s Blackface: The Chilling Effects of Disinformation on Political Engagement

During election season, journalists should be ready for even more sophisticated attempts to plant false narratives and to spin disinformation via legitimate news stories
Covering Impeachment Isn’t Only About Politics

Covering Impeachment Isn’t Only About Politics

It’s tempting to fall back on journalistic defaults during confusing times like these, such as making political ramifications the primary focus of the unfolding scandal involving President Donald Trump and…