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Smart Ways Journalists Can Exploit Artificial Intelligence

Smart Ways Journalists Can Exploit Artificial Intelligence

Chatbots may reinvent the way we write news, but AI is also helping newsrooms connect with readers and reach new audiences
Reporting from Gaziantep 

Reporting from Gaziantep 

In the wake of a brutal civil war, exiled Syrian journalists have carved out space in this Turkish city for their independent newsrooms
Forced to Flee: How Exiled Journalists Hold the Powerful to Account

Forced to Flee: How Exiled Journalists Hold the Powerful to Account

As press freedoms around the globe erode, journalists are building networks outside their home countries to continue reporting
"We’re Going to Be Where No One Else Is"

“We’re Going to Be Where No One Else Is”

In the wake of the devastation wrought by Hurricane Maria, journalists in Puerto Rico are doubling down on independent news organizations
"Vamos a estar donde no haya nadie"

“Vamos a estar donde no haya nadie”

En los años posteriores a la devastación del huracán María, los periodistas en Puerto Rico apuestan aún más al periodismo independiente
Meet The States Using Public Funding to Support Local Journalism

Meet The States Using Public Funding to Support Local Journalism

In the face of federal inaction, state-level experiments to fund community-based outlets are expanding
What Happens When Candidates Avoid Mainstream News

What Happens When Candidates Avoid Mainstream News

Politicians have long made calculations about which outlets to speak with and when. But the proliferation of partisan sites has made it easier to retreat into friendly corners
How Rising Temperatures Are Becoming a Labor Story

How Rising Temperatures Are Becoming a Labor Story

Labor reporters are increasingly focusing on how extreme heat kills workers — and what should be done about iLabor reporters are increasingly focusing on how extreme heat kills workers —…
In Italy, Freelancer Collectives Are Producing Ambitious Investigations

In Italy, Freelancer Collectives Are Producing Ambitious Investigations

At the end of December 2020, freelance journalists Matteo Garavoglia and Youssef Hassan Holgado spent a month-and-a-half traveling across Tunisia to report on the 10th anniversary of the Jasmine Revolution,…
Fighting Back Against SLAPP

Fighting Back Against SLAPP

How journalists are organizing to defeat strategic lawsuits against public participation, which powerful individuals use to silence independent reporting