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Wrapping up 2019 and looking ahead to 2020 Link toWrapping up 2019 and looking ahead to 2020

2019 was a rough year for journalism. 3,160 North American news jobs were lost this year, according to The Columbia…

Science News is partnering with News Co/Lab to promote media literacy through transparency Link toScience News is partnering with News Co/Lab to promote media literacy through transparency

The internet is constantly overrun with new studies that make dubious claims about everything from climate change to how you…

Here’s how The Salt Lake Tribune crowdfunded $31,000 to support a Report for America journalist Link toHere’s how The Salt Lake Tribune crowdfunded $31,000 to support a Report for America journalist

The email landed in inboxes with an urgent question: “Will you support our efforts to bring you the local journalism…

Michigan State University graduate students are combining academic research and original journalism to report for local newsrooms Link toMichigan State University graduate students are combining academic research and original journalism to report for local newsrooms

Last year, The Lansing State Journal published a thoroughly reported story on the history of marijuana legalization in Michigan.  However,…

Lunch and learn: Inside KPCC’s Feeding the Conversation engagement series Link toLunch and learn: Inside KPCC’s Feeding the Conversation engagement series

Earlier this summer, a group of education reporters and editors from Southern California Public Radio sat down with a group…

The Discourse missed its fundraising campaign goal. Here’s what the Canadian news startup learned. Link toThe Discourse missed its fundraising campaign goal. Here’s what the Canadian news startup learned.

This spring, the Canadian news startup The Discourse launched a fundraising campaign. It was looking to grow its base of…

How Southerly is re-inventing environmental coverage of the South Link toHow Southerly is re-inventing environmental coverage of the South

Climate change is hitting the American South hard.  Hurricanes slam Florida and the Carolinas with increasing regularity. Coal-dependent communities in…

Student journalists in Baltimore used heat sensors to report on global warming Link toStudent journalists in Baltimore used heat sensors to report on global warming

It was a hot summer in Baltimore. But for many low-income residents, it was often hotter inside their homes than…

Why The New York Times and The New Orleans Times-Picayune teamed up to cover climate change Link toWhy The New York Times and The New Orleans Times-Picayune teamed up to cover climate change

New York Times executive editor Dean Baquet has made the same point in interview after interview over the years: The…

The climate and local news are in crisis. Solution Set is going to look at how we can tackle both Link toThe climate and local news are in crisis. Solution Set is going to look at how we can tackle both

The globe is warming. Print is dying. Sea levels are rising. Newspapers are disappearing.   Climate change and the decline of…

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