Politics What One Milwaukee Journalist Learned from 18 Months Exploring Democracy Instead of being objective and neutral, be truthful, fair-minded, transparent, and human December 1, 2020 Mary Louise Schumacher For Political Reporters, The Post-Trump Era Poses Practical—and Existential—Questions “It’s hard to believe that it’s going to quickly go back to the way it was before” November 13, 2020 Allegra Hobbs Challenges and Possible Solutions to Winning Back Trust in Journalism Post-Trump When political writer Seema Mehta of the Los Angeles Times hit the trail to cover Election Day voting in Michigan, she had some new equipment in her bag: Gas mask.… November 12, 2020 Celeste Katz Marston The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: “Our Bias Is for the Truth” “We know of no other way to earn the trust of people from all sides than by going where the facts, the evidence, the truth lead us” October 29, 2020 George Stanley What the “Today” Show Clip of Biden’s “George” Remark Really Shows The “Today” show used an out-of-context clip spread by the Trump campaign to raise questions about Joe Biden’s mental capabilities. While the show has since issued a correction, it reminded… October 29, 2020 Issac J. Bailey Reuters: From Covering the Election to the Pandemic, “We Build Trust When We Are Trustworthy” “Journalism requires humility: Our ability to get the full picture is often limited, and we need to recognize that and share it.” October 27, 2020 Stephen J. Adler Votebeat’s Pop-up Newsrooms: Covering Local Election Integrity and Voting Access Created by Chalkbeat, the project is reporting in eight states for the next three months — and possibly beyond October 22, 2020 Alison Go The Philadelphia Inquirer: What Election Day Returns Mean — and What They Don’t Mean President Trump’s rhetoric and his campaign’s lawsuits throughout Pennsylvania put Philadelphia, and the state, on the front lines of his attack on voting October 21, 2020 Dan Hirschhorn The Detroit Free Press: “Journalists Must be Truth-Tellers” “Call out the falsehoods, from any candidate. Do the fact-checking in real time” October 19, 2020 Peter Bhatia National News Outlets Prepare for an Election Night that Might Turn into Days, Weeks “This might be the first time as a journalist I’m ever hoping for the boring outcome” October 16, 2020 Allegra Hobbs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … 11 Next