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In Europe, Podcasters of Color Make Their Own Space for Conversations on Race

In Europe, Podcasters of Color Make Their Own Space for Conversations on Race

Podcasts are popping up across the continent to fill the coverage void of race and racism in mainstream media
In India, the Last Few Bastions Of The Free Press Stand Guard Against Rising Authoritarianism

In India, the Last Few Bastions Of The Free Press Stand Guard Against Rising Authoritarianism

Over the last seven years, newsrooms have found themselves in the trenches, holding the Modi government to account
In an Era of Misinformation and Tracking Technology, Long-Held Journalism Norms Are Shifting

In an Era of Misinformation and Tracking Technology, Long-Held Journalism Norms Are Shifting

In the months between the November 2020 vote and the January 6 Capitol insurrection, BuzzFeed News’ politics desk faced an ethical and practical quandary: To what extent should it cover…
Six Rural News Outlets Trying to Bridge the Information Divide

Six Rural News Outlets Trying to Bridge the Information Divide

These local newsrooms are helping audiences better understand the places sometimes dismissed as "flyover country"
Journalism in Myanmar: “An Apocalypse for The Media”

Journalism in Myanmar: “An Apocalypse for The Media”

Myanmar’s former ‘outlaw’ journalists lead the battle for a free press
Alexei Navalny, Social Media, and the State of the Free Press in Russia

Alexei Navalny, Social Media, and the State of the Free Press in Russia

The space for independent Russian journalism is shrinking, but a handful of small outlets still offer an alternative to state media
Serving the Audiences Mainstream Newsrooms Don’t

Serving the Audiences Mainstream Newsrooms Don’t

In March, when a man shot and killed eight people, including six women of Asian descent, across three different spas in the Atlanta area, one thing quickly became clear: the…
Covering Extremism: “As Exhausting a Beat as It Is Important”

Covering Extremism: “As Exhausting a Beat as It Is Important”

Seyward Darby’s book on women in the white nationalist movement, “Sisters in Hate,” grew out of a detailed piece of reporting she published in Harper’s in 2017. But that wasn’t…
Get to Know the Newsrooms Focused on Elevating Latinx Voices in the U.S.

Get to Know the Newsrooms Focused on Elevating Latinx Voices in the U.S.

“Can star player Marco Fabián revive the Union’s Latino fan base? Show me some cariño (affection), they say.” That was the headline for an April 2019 Spanish-language multimedia feature in The…
Lithuania’s Public Broadcaster and Commercial Rivals Clash over State Funding

Lithuania’s Public Broadcaster and Commercial Rivals Clash over State Funding

When the Soviet army moved to crush a powerful pro-independence movement in its republic of Lithuania in 1991, the military’s list of targets included Lithuania’s broadcast studios and TV transmission…