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“We Can’t Only be Mad at Facebook”: Nonprofits, Newsrooms Team Up Against Misinformation

“We Can’t Only be Mad at Facebook”: Nonprofits, Newsrooms Team Up Against Misinformation

Inside the journalistic effort to counter false information designed to suppress voting and cast doubt on the election
With Press Freedom in Sharp Decline, a Russian Journalist Turns to Political Activism

With Press Freedom in Sharp Decline, a Russian Journalist Turns to Political Activism

On May 28, Ilya Azar, 35, a Novaya Gazeta journalist and activist, was arrested near the entrance to Moscow’s police department, where he was picketing, holding a small placard. On…
The Trump Impeachment and Why FOIA Matters for Good Government

The Trump Impeachment and Why FOIA Matters for Good Government

By design, there have been no witnesses and limited evidence in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial in the Senate. In fact, you can argue that the most important information about…
We Need More Veterans in America’s Newsrooms

We Need More Veterans in America’s Newsrooms

Since the attacks of 9/11, the United States has been in a perpetual state of fighting, in places like Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Somalia, and Libya. About 7,000 American troops…
Covering Impeachment Isn’t Only About Politics

Covering Impeachment Isn’t Only About Politics

It’s tempting to fall back on journalistic defaults during confusing times like these, such as making political ramifications the primary focus of the unfolding scandal involving President Donald Trump and…

Six Journalism Startups Illustrating the Unique Pressures Driving Media Innovation in Europe

Capitalizing on the strengths of their smaller markets and the inexpensive cost of reaching audiences online, these innovative startups are cultivating specialties, offering ancillary services, and even becoming major media…
How Independent Russian Newsrooms Keep Reporting

How Independent Russian Newsrooms Keep Reporting

As Russia promotes disinformation abroad, it is cracking down on the independent press at home

When War Comes Home

Three years ago I worked as a news editor at Donbass, the largest newspaper and news website in my native city of Donetsk in Eastern Ukraine. I was responsible for…
How Newsrooms Handle Graphic Images of Violence

How Newsrooms Handle Graphic Images of Violence

Are images of violence and death too distressing to publish—or too important to ignore?
Local Weeklies Are Covering the Communities Big Dailies Ignore

Local Weeklies Are Covering the Communities Big Dailies Ignore

Intermission was over and the house lights were about to go down for the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra’s performance of Brahms’s “German Requiem.” It was Saturday, October 4, 2014. Rebecca…