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The Ethics of Leaks

The Ethics of Leaks

The increasing use of anonymous sources and leaks has intensified the debate over how to vet information and sources
July 6, 2017
Jon Marcus
An Investigative Toolkit for the Post-Snowden Era

An Investigative Toolkit for the Post-Snowden Era

How the EIC.network’s decentralized platform enables reporters to securely collaborate across borders
July 6, 2017
Michael Bird, Stefan Candea
"A mass shooting, only in slow motion"

“A mass shooting, only in slow motion”

Newsrooms are moving away from a focus on mass shootings to tell more nuanced stories about the people and communities marred by gun violence
June 26, 2017
Glenn Jeffers
Periodistas Mexicanos Dicen "No Al Silencio"

Periodistas Mexicanos Dicen “No Al Silencio”

14 JunioA partir de hoy y durante 3 días alrededor de 600 periodistas de todo el país acompañados de integrantes de organizaciones de protección a periodistas, académicos y ciudadanos interesados…
June 23, 2017
Marcela Turati
Why the Case for Transparency Must Be Made Anew

Why the Case for Transparency Must Be Made Anew

The Trump administration’s penchant for secrecy is not a media issue; it is a democracy issue. And that makes it the weak spot in Trump’s otherwise successful jihad against American…
June 22, 2017
Charlie Sykes
What Happens When News Outlets Stop Talking and Start Listening?

What Happens When News Outlets Stop Talking and Start Listening?

This spring, KPCC launched a community-driven storytelling series that puts unheard stories center stage
June 21, 2017
Ashley Alvarado, Jon Cohn
Mexican Journalists Say “No to Silence”

Mexican Journalists Say “No to Silence”

Translated by Patrick Timmons. Leer en español.Translator’s note: At least four journalists have been murdered in Mexico this year, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists.  In addition, journalist Salvador Adame of…
June 20, 2017
Marcela Turati

Djinns in the Newsroom

My grandmother was well known for telling extraordinary tales. One in particular has stuck with me since the summer I was dispatched alone to her in Delhi. At the time…
June 16, 2017
Jassim Ahmad
"The struggle against silence in Mexico is a relay race"

“The struggle against silence in Mexico is a relay race”

Today [June 8] marks one week since I returned to Mexico after 10 months in the United States on a Nieman Fellowship. On my first day back, I talked to…
June 15, 2017
Marcela Turati
The Murder of Javier Valdez: A Test for Mexico’s Democracy

The Murder of Javier Valdez: A Test for Mexico’s Democracy

Together with colleagues around the globe, we call on the Mexican government to solve one case: the murder of reporter Javier Valdez, and thus elevate assaults on journalists to the…
June 15, 2017
Alfredo Corchado, Ricardo Sandoval Palos