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Redacción Regional launches to cover common threads of corruption and authoritarianism across Central America

Laura Hazard OwenMarch 30, 2022

Journalists are increasingly partnering with outside organizations. A new report offers a glimpse at how that’s going

“Impact is often many years or miles away.”

Sarah ScireNovember 10, 2020

ProPublica experiments with ultra-accessible plain language in stories about people with disabilities

ProPublica’s plain language experiment is a first for a mainstream news organization. Disability experts say it shouldn’t be the last.

Christine SchmidtSeptember 11, 2019

Meet the impact editor: The Bureau of Investigative Journalism is now paying someone to ensure its journalism makes a difference

“We know journalism cannot bring about change on its own — but it can be a really effective piece of a bigger movement of actors and events that do bring about change.”

Laura Hazard OwenApril 23, 2019

Months from launch, The Markup abruptly fired cofounder Julia Angwin, setting off an editorial exodus

The majority of the site’s editorial staff resigned this morning, and the future of a much-anticipated watchdog for technology companies is very much in doubt.

Christine SchmidtApril 22, 2019

How The Seattle Times is working with the Seattle Foundation to raise millions for its investigative work

Hint: It starts with impactful, inclusive journalism.

Christine SchmidtJune 15, 2018

With its Facebook Watch news show, Alabama’s Reckon wants to make a national audience care about local news

More Facebook Watch news shows are on the way — but is the effort worth it for all local publishers?

Christine SchmidtMarch 21, 2018

Holding algorithms (and the people behind them) accountable is still tricky, but doable

“We were able to demystify this black box, this algorithm that had very scary connotations, and break it down into what ended up being a very simple linear model.”

Christine SchmidtJanuary 31, 2018

Digging for dung, unearthing corruption: This South African investigative nonprofit could help take down the president

“When you diamond-mine, you basically mess up the resource if you go for the best stuff first.”

Laura Hazard OwenJanuary 17, 2018

“We stepped in and started doing it”: How one woman built an award-winning news outlet from her dining room table

“This is all going on in my apartment. My kids were small and running around, there were always interns here. And then that spring, we were nominated for a really big award.”

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