What to do before you hire your BIPOC candidates.

Highlights from how care has shown up in the past year, inside and outside of work.

Leaders in news organizations have a chance to change the way we treat independent journalists.

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“Small data”—the kind you might have to get out and collect yourself—can uncover the deeply personal history of a place.

There aren’t easy fixes for a systemic issue like polarization—but there are steps we can all take to encourage civil discourse.

Now’s the time to check in with leaders of color.

Takeaways from a recent event with community leaders and journalists.

Taking care of yourself and making room for others can help you find the conversations that change your career.

We’re so proud of what we’ve shared so far. We want to know what’s helped you the most and what you need next.

At the beginning of a working relationship, you act with more transparency as you get to know the other person. That same transparency is necessary for the after.

Our reporting found that people who grow up in St. Louis tend to stay in St. Louis: About 3 out of 4 young adults who were here at age 16 were also here at age 26. Here’s how you can use federal data to see where people are moving to and from in your area.

Building coalitions is tough, awkward work that leads to happier employees and better journalism products for our communities.

Newsrooms expect a lot from job applicants without giving much thought to what else could be going on in their lives. A freelancer applying for your job is not working on a paying gig. An edit test over a weekend means someone working full time is not getting space for rest. And the reward for all this work is: You might be a finalist—or you might never hear back. If you’re a newsroom working toward creating an inclusive culture, one that values its employees and their time, here are seven ideas to reimagine your application process.

The News Nerd Survey is back and needs your input.

To build teams where everyone feels represented and respected, create an environment where we all can bring our whole selves.

Not every internship is going to end with a job offer. Here’s how you can give your interns a boost as they enter the job market.

We recently received a request from a resident in Lincoln County, asking for assistance in locating data related to digital inclusion, in order to help enroll residents who qualify for the FCC Emergency Broadband Benefit. Information that can answer this question is collected by the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey—the summary tables provide details on household computer availability and internet subscriptions, poverty status at various levels of the federal poverty line, and SNAP receipt. What the tables don’t provide is the intersection of these characteristics. To answer this, we need the microdata or individual record data. Here’s how we went about answering this question.