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Can News Literacy Be Taught?

Can News Literacy Be Taught?

At a time when more critical media consumption is sorely needed, news literacy can be a difficult skill to impart
Covering Sexual Assault

Covering Sexual Assault

Reporting on rape and sexual assault challenges journalists to build trust with sources and avoid injecting bias into the story
The Israeli Press under Pressure

The Israeli Press under Pressure

How Israeli reporters are covering a combative administration and an increasingly polarized public
What U.S. Journalists Covering Trump Can Learn from the Israeli Press

What U.S. Journalists Covering Trump Can Learn from the Israeli Press

Having dealt for years with a hostile and obfuscating administration, Israeli journalists have a few tips for their American colleagues
The Future of Comments

The Future of Comments

With help from technology, third parties, and improved moderation, newsrooms are revamping comment sections and eyeing them as an integral part of their audience engagement strategies
5 Questions for Engin Onder

5 Questions for Engin Onder

Engin Onder was a recent college graduate in 2012 when, frustrated by the state of the media in Turkey, he joined with friends on Twitter to launch 140journos, a citizen-sustained…
Post-Truth Politics

Post-Truth Politics

In the Trump era, journalists face a profound challenge in addressing issues stemming from fake news, false equivalence, and widespread misinformation
What Every Journalist Should Know About Science

What Every Journalist Should Know About Science

It's not just science reporters who need to evaluate research and learn to tell good studies from bad
Bringing Native American Stories to a National Audience

Bringing Native American Stories to a National Audience

Journalists must move past stereotypes to forge deeper connections with an underrepresented population
The State-by-State Approach to Getting National Data With FOIA

The State-by-State Approach to Getting National Data With FOIA

When an investigation into military equipment distributed to police departments stalled at the national level, going local helped free the data