Interview

‘I've Never Experienced This Level of Silence’

‘I’ve Never Experienced This Level of Silence’

What to do when the people you cover are trying to shut you out.
In Illinois, Two Bills Aim to Put Reporters Back into Communities

In Illinois, Two Bills Aim to Put Reporters Back into Communities

Steve Stadelman, a former journalist turned state senator, explains why the government needs to support local journalism.
An Antidote to the Minimization of the Long Covid Crisis

An Antidote to the Minimization of the Long Covid Crisis

Why the founders of The Sick Times have made it their mission to report on overlooked perspectives from Covid long haulers
Meet the Plymouth Independent, One of the Many Local News Startups Cropping Up Across the Country

Meet the Plymouth Independent, One of the Many Local News Startups Cropping Up Across the Country

The Plymouth Independent’s editor Mark Pothier on launching the new site and why digital startups are “the future of local journalism”
‘It Was Hard to Put Words to Something So Raw and So Recent’

‘It Was Hard to Put Words to Something So Raw and So Recent’

Daily Tar Heel editor-in-chief Emmy Martin shares the story behind the paper’s viral front page
"We Are Trying to Help Out These Russian Journalists … Do You Think That Americans Would Want to Get Involved?”

“We Are Trying to Help Out These Russian Journalists … Do You Think That Americans Would Want to Get Involved?”

Why Mother Jones magazine is helping Russian website Meduza raise funds
The Trans Journalists Association Tackles the Shortfalls of Media Coverage of Trans People

The Trans Journalists Association Tackles the Shortfalls of Media Coverage of Trans People

“To some degree, if you don't cover trans issues, you're failing to meet the basic purpose and ethics of our profession”
Threats Against Journalists on the Rise

Threats Against Journalists on the Rise

Nearly half of respondents report facing legal threats in first investigation of its kind from the Tow Center for Digital Journalism
Why Public Radio Could Be a Key Part of Saving Local News

Why Public Radio Could Be a Key Part of Saving Local News

A recent study finds that shoring up NPR member stations with more philanthropic funding could increase community reporting capacity
Launching a Legal Defense Fund for Journalists

Launching a Legal Defense Fund for Journalists

The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project has established Reporters Shield to protect news organizations from harassing lawsuits