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Hanaa' TameezJanuary 30, 2020

With Hecho en USA, USA Today wants to tell Latinos’ “everyday stories about navigating life in America”

And do it in two languages. “The stories are bubbling up from the local reporters who are living and covering these beats and can tell them with the nuance, context, and perspective that brings an authenticity to the national audience.”

Christine SchmidtJanuary 27, 2020

Text-for-housing-data service Outlier Media and MuckRock combine to close more information gaps around the country

The two companies are now one, and they’ll soon launch a service similar to Outlier’s Detroit project in Milwaukee.

Hanaa' TameezJanuary 21, 2020

This former HBO executive is trying to use dramatic techniques to highlight the injustice in criminal justice

And hopefully to make some good TV along the way. Kary Antholis’ site Crime Story uses “a much more thematic, character-driven way of exploring these stories than how traditional media might pursue.”

Laura Hazard OwenJanuary 8, 2020

Six months in, here’s how the Florida news outlets’ climate change partnership is going

“On this one issue, we’ve decided to drop the guns and share consistently.” “Our readers are getting 10 times more stories about climate change than they otherwise would.”

The Sigma Awards are a new successor to the Data Journalism Awards

Here is a step-by-step guide for news outlets to share power with underserved communities

Christine SchmidtDecember 12, 2019

This is how Report for America ended up funding a community Wikipedia editor (!) at a library (!!)

“Do something different and do it together.”

Christine SchmidtDecember 10, 2019

As it settles into Vox, Recode is starting a new project to help people feel power over algorithms

“It’s about cutting through the apathy that a lot of people have about tech because it feels mysterious, letting people know there are decisions and changes you can make to your behavior that will feel empowering to people.”

Lee TaehoonDecember 2, 2019

In South Korea, independent newsroom Newstapa has seen what happens when it investigates its donors’ favorite politicians

Under a conservative government that restricted press freedom, Newstapa became a favorite of Korean liberals who backed its lonely fight. But when a more liberal president took charge, some of those donors weren’t too keen on its investigations.

Hanaa' TameezNovember 25, 2019

A new Report for America partnership with the AP will fill statehouse reporting gaps in 13 states

“If a state can’t see itself reflected in the national political story, that’s a problem.”

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