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Can "Extreme Transparency" Fight Fake News and Create More Trust With Readers?

Can “Extreme Transparency” Fight Fake News and Create More Trust With Readers?

From posting raw footage to explaining reporting methods, more journalists are showing their work

Paying Attention to Word Choice When Writing about Addiction

You don’t have to go too far back in time to find the word “junkie” used to refer to someone who injects heroin, even by outlets that steer clear of…
Turning the Focus from Opioid Addiction to Treatment and Recovery

Turning the Focus from Opioid Addiction to Treatment and Recovery

These days, you’d be hard-pressed to open a news app, turn on the TV, or check your social media feeds without coming across a story about how the opioid epidemic…
The Race Beat, Revisited

The Race Beat, Revisited

Shereen Marisol Meraji kicked off an episode of “Code Switch,” a podcast taglined “Race and Identity Remixed,” with a confession: “My mom’s Puerto Rican; my dad’s Iranian. And I, too, suffer from…
"Almost Everyone, On Every Beat, Becomes an Immigration Reporter at Some Point"

“Almost Everyone, On Every Beat, Becomes an Immigration Reporter at Some Point”

Covering immigration requires a multidisciplinary approach to reporting, from economics to politics to education
Reporting the Untold Stories of Rural India

Reporting the Untold Stories of Rural India

How the People’s Archive of Rural India is documenting the lives and labors of some of the country’s poorest, most marginalized populations
The News Industry Has a Sexual Harassment Problem. #NowWhat?

The News Industry Has a Sexual Harassment Problem. #NowWhat?

How newsroom leaders can create workplaces that truly support women
How Independent Russian Newsrooms Keep Reporting

How Independent Russian Newsrooms Keep Reporting

As Russia promotes disinformation abroad, it is cracking down on the independent press at home
The Power of Personalization

The Power of Personalization

News personalization could help publishers attract and retain audiences—in the process making political polarization even worse
“They’ll only kill you if the denial of revenue does not bring you down”

“They’ll only kill you if the denial of revenue does not bring you down”

Despite government and commercial pressure—and, sometimes, physical threats—incisive investigative work is getting done across Africa