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To boost accountability reporting, journalists in five states will get pro bono legal support

Shan WangOctober 18, 2017

“Fierce urgency of now”: This year-long project aims to fill the gap on inequality reporting in Memphis

“Memphis is a microcosm of what’s going on in a lot of urban centers around the country. It’s an extreme example of what happens when things go wrong and and aren’t fixed for a long time.”

Here are some ways to make accountability journalism better so people will actually read it

Putting a reporter’s mugshot next to a fact check won’t make readers more likely to believe it

Shan WangMarch 22, 2017

Want a calmer place to discover and discuss The Washington Post’s reporting? Try this Facebook group

“There’s a reason the group’s called PostThis — we want people to take stories we share there and actually post them to their own networks.”

Michael MorisySeptember 7, 2016

Michael Morisy: Making government officials’ emails open to scrutiny is key to accountability

“When you work in government, the people are your boss. And the boss has a right to see your work.”

Adrienne LaFrance: What does Pierre Omidyar see in journalism?

“Based on what I’ve seen from Omidyar, he believes journalism is a vehicle toward a better functioning democracy.” Adrienne LaFrance

Adrienne LaFranceMarch 29, 2012

Merger means the new Bay Citizen will be more investigative and experimental

On cutting back on breaking news coverage at The Bay Citizen: “There’s almost no such thing as first anymore.”

June 17, 2011

This Week in Review: The Guardian goes digital first, local journalism’s future, and preserving news stories

May 13, 2011

Kara Swisher, Michael Arrington, and me: New conflicts, and new opportunities, for the tech press

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