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Duke and North Carolina are basketball rivals, but off the court their student newspapers collaborated on a fundraising challenge Link toDuke and North Carolina are basketball rivals, but off the court their student newspapers collaborated on a fundraising challenge

Last Wednesday, North Carolina and Duke played one of the most anticipated games of the college basketball season. On the…

Why Billy Penn partnered with a local think tank to try and tackle hunger in Philadelphia Link toWhy Billy Penn partnered with a local think tank to try and tackle hunger in Philadelphia

Philadelphia is the poorest big city in the United States, and nearly one-in-five residents suffer from food insecurity. It’s a…

The German nonprofit site Correctiv built a tool to enable community-powered investigations Link toThe German nonprofit site Correctiv built a tool to enable community-powered investigations

Last fall, Hamburger Abendblatt, a daily newspaper in Hamburg, Germany, published a deep look at the challenges facing the housing…

How Reach NC Voices converses with people across North Carolina Link toHow Reach NC Voices converses with people across North Carolina

How do you connect with your readers? Email newsletters? Text messaging? In-person gatherings? How about all of the above? That’s…

Rivard Report turned criticism into cash Link toRivard Report turned criticism into cash

It’s a story that’s becoming more common across all levels of government: An elected official doesn’t like a news organization’s…

How a local public radio station covered the devastating fire in Paradise, Calif: “We wanted to be the center of information for the people who were in the middle of a mass catastrophe” Link toHow a local public radio station covered the devastating fire in Paradise, Calif: “We wanted to be the center of information for the people who were in the middle of a mass catastrophe”

In the aftermath of the Camp Fire that devastated Paradise, Calif. last November, journalists from all over the world descended…

How The Correspondent exceeded its $2.5 million crowdfunding goal Link toHow The Correspondent exceeded its $2.5 million crowdfunding goal

Last month, The Correspondent, the English-language expansion of the Dutch news site, smashed through the goal for its crowdfunding campaign.…

Q&A: Correspondent co-founder Ernst-Jan Pfauth on the strategy behind the site’s $2.6 million crowdfunding campaign Link toQ&A: Correspondent co-founder Ernst-Jan Pfauth on the strategy behind the site’s $2.6 million crowdfunding campaign

In spring 2017, De Correspondent, the Dutch member-supported news site, announced that was expanding and launching an English-language version based…

Inside The Hechinger Report’s partnership strategy: “It’s all about producing impact” Link toInside The Hechinger Report’s partnership strategy: “It’s all about producing impact”

Earlier this week, Marie Claire published a story on refugee education in Kenya. Reporter Sarah Butrymowicz traveled to the Kakuma…

How are anonymous sources verified? When is a story ready to publish? Why ProPublica Illinois takes reader questions about journalism Link toHow are anonymous sources verified? When is a story ready to publish? Why ProPublica Illinois takes reader questions about journalism

Editing and re-editing stories is part of life for journalists. Reporters are trained to do their best to minimize errors…

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