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What Happens to News When Journalists and Historians Join Forces
When Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Jeff Gammage writes an article on the immigration beat, he often thinks about the history of the city he covers. Read more
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Opinion: Ethics
An Open Letter to Troy Closson, Editor-in-Chief of The Daily Northwestern
Veteran journalists need voices like yours to expose our tradition bias
Opinion
We Need More Veterans in America’s Newsrooms
The new nonprofit Military Veterans in Journalism wants to bring more military knowledge and experience into the media
Reporting the Climate Crisis through (Really) Slow Journalism
A new time-lapse documentary will chronicle four communities on the front lines of the climate crisis every five years until 2050
Gina McCarthy’s Advice to Climate Journalists: “Talk about Solutions and Build Hope”
The former EPA director on how to make climate journalism “relevant, personal, and actionable”
Five Tips for Better Coverage of the Climate Crisis
Focus on relevance to everyday life, include all beats, emphasize potential solutions, highlight the visual, make it local
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Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey on the Meticulous Reporting and Hard-Earned Trust Behind the Harvey Weinstein Investigation
The New York Times reporters discuss gaining sources’ trust, journalism versus activism, and the limits of #MeToo journalism
Opinion
The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shootings: Avoid “Anniversary” and “Tragedy” and Don’t Name the Shooter
Members of the Pittsburgh community offer advice to journalists covering commemorations of the 2018 anti-Semitic attack
Election ’20: The Role of Local News
When Covering the 2020 Election Put Community, Not Competition, First
Local political coverage is as essential to democracy as national and statewide coverage. Collaboration is the only way diminished newsrooms can keep communities informed
Election ’20: The Role of Local News
We Must Collaborate to Restore Accountability in our State Capitals
Stop competing on every daily story and start collaborating to free up reporters for enterprise and accountability work
Trudeau’s Blackface: The Chilling Effects of Disinformation on Political Engagement
During election season, journalists should be ready for even more sophisticated attempts to plant false narratives and to spin disinformation via legitimate news stories
