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James AndersonAugust 11, 2022

The Kansas City Defender is a nonprofit news site for young Black audiences across the Midwest

“We do advocate against the racist function of policing, [but] we focus equally on being present in the community, doing poetry nights, basketball park takeovers, and other community-building, life-affirming activities.”

Sarah ScireAugust 3, 2022

“Space is for everyone”: Meet the scientists trying to put otherworldly images into words

“It is a lot like science writing in general. You need to have a very good understanding of the content.”

Hanaa' TameezAugust 2, 2022

“A bigger focus on the human impact of technology”: Sisi Wei is The Markup’s new editor-in-chief

“What we often don’t think about is how tech accountability is also so many other types of coverage. It’s labor coverage, climate change coverage, healthcare coverage, criminal justice coverage, immigration coverage — I could go on and on.”

Holly RosewoodJuly 28, 2022

Two new bots can help newsrooms prioritize accessibility and alt text

“If accessibility is only pitched as something that’s related to code or only related to computers, it’s going to be real easy for people in newsrooms to distance themselves from that.”

Sarah ScireJuly 26, 2022

Maybe don’t illustrate your stories about lethally hot weather with fun beach pics

New research finds the visuals of heat-wave news coverage are more likely to put a positive spin on extreme heat than the articles themselves.

Hanaa' TameezJuly 14, 2022

Raíchali Noticias focuses on community listening in Northern Mexico’s Indigenous communities

“You have to understand the context that these communities live in before you go in with a recorder, extract information, and leave.”

Laura Hazard OwenJuly 13, 2022

Unimaginable abortion stories will become more common. Is American journalism ready?

In America after the end of Roe v. Wade, one brave source, on the record, is often the best we are going to get. Countless other stories will never be told.

Sarah ScireJuly 13, 2022

Lost for words? A new, free resource offers journalists guidance on thorny topics

“You might be a copy editor looking for a deeper history of a sensitive word; a writer rethinking who your beat is serving; or a manager trying to make a tough call on deadline. The challenge is the same: Language is ever-evolving, and the words we choose to use can have lasting, consequential outcomes.”

News startup Semafor invited Tucker Carlson to talk about “the future of journalism.” Things did not go well.

Nilesh ChristopherJune 21, 2022

Meet the fact-checkers decoding Sri Lanka’s meltdown

Using public documents and crowdsourced data, supported by shoe-leather reporting, Watchdog hopes to arm citizens with information that can effect real change.

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