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  1. Our gatherings could be so much better

    By Patrick Boehler and Madison Karas

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    The same speakers present the same slides about the same problems to the same audience, year after year. New or outside voices rarely make it into these conversations, because who counts as a “key” person gets defined by the group itself. The validation is circular, and that’s exactly the problem.

  2. Journalism lost its culture of sharing

    By Scott Klein and Ben Welsh

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    In 2016, news organizations posted more than 2,000 public projects to GitHub. Last year, that number slumped below 400, an 80% decline.

  3. What does peer support in journalism look like: Insights from U.S. and international experts

    By Naseem Miller

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    Establishing a peer support network or becoming a peer supporter is not as complicated as it may sound, according to a panel of experts at this year’s Mental Health Journalism Summit.

  4. Seven takeaways from NICAR25

    By Emilie  Munson, Victoria Stavish, and MaryJo Webster

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    We surveyed and interviewed more than two dozen attendees about their experiences at NICAR25

  5. Much of what made social media feel special to journalists is gone. What now?

    By Aditi Mukund

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    At SRCCON 2023, we talked about the spaces we’ve lost, why we miss them, and what we can do to take power back from platforms.

  6. Collaboration can harness the power of technology and data for better story discovery

    By Marnette Federis

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    An event report from Story Discovery At Scale, bringing people together to work on tools and sustainability for local journalism.

  7. Using data to investigate inequality, and building a network to find solutions

    By Delgerzaya Delgerjargal

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    At a recent Open Data Day hackathon in Mongolia, a community grew around their exploration of place, pollution, and transit.

  8. How to bring new perspectives to journalism

    By Andrew Losowsky and Ariel Zirulnick

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    Reflections and lessons from organizing Perspectives LA during ONA 2022.

  9. How we take care

    By Erika Owens

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

  10. Four things newsrooms can do right now to counter science polarization

    By Katie L. Burke and Amanda Yarnell

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

  11. Stop the victim narrative, and other tips for covering working-class women

    By Paul Cheung, Erika Owens, and Ryan Pitts

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    Takeaways from a recent event with community leaders and journalists.

  12. One easy way to make conference ticket prices more equitable, and bring in more money

    By Erika Owens

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    Consider giving people multiple options instead of just one ticket price.

  13. Stop making people prove they need a free ticket to events

    By Erika Owens

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    You can make free tickets easier for everyone with one simple change.

  14. Guidelines for reporting on multiracial people

    By Caitlin Gilbert, Jasmine Mithani, Lakshmi Sarah, and Kaitlyn Wells

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    PART 2 OF 2: When it comes to writing about mixed and multiracial people, it is critical to understand the historical context behind the terms, learn how to speak to sources and write about them, and examine any bias throughout the journalistic process. In this article, we are going to introduce guidelines for reporting on mixed-race populations.

  15. A condensed history of multiracial identification in the United States

    By Caitlin Gilbert, Jasmine Mithani, Lakshmi Sarah, and Kaitlyn Wells

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    PART 1 OF 2: When it comes to writing about mixed and multiracial people, it is critical to understand the historical context behind the terms, learn how to speak to sources and write about them, and examine any bias throughout the journalistic process. In this article, we are going to review an abbreviated history of mixed-race people in the United States.

  16. It’s time to rethink how we report election results

    By Thomas Wilburn

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    We need to fundamentally rethink the ways we report election results. Many of our maps and practices—from early calls to “trends” in vote share on election night—are confusing if not outright deceptive. The question isn’t “how do we optimize for speed, accuracy, and volume?”, it’s “how do we make sure our practices improve democracy instead of just observing it.”

  17. Empowering editorial teams with product methods

    By Lindsay Abrams

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    The iterative, user-centered methods we use in product development make a lot of sense for content, too. Instead of pressing publish and hoping audiences like what we’ve produced, it asks us to have deep, ongoing conversations with those readers, viewers or listeners from the outset, de-risking our work by grounding it in an understanding of people’s needs.

  18. Network mapping: Learn a 30-minute strategy to find the right audience for your next project (and have fun doing it!)

    By Bridget Thoreson

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    Whether you’re developing a newsroom-wide strategy for connecting with audiences or you’re looking to quickly find sources for a single story, network mapping allows you to identify what you’re seeking to connect with audiences about, who cares about that topic and how you can reach them.

  19. Cultivating innovation and cultural change through product leadership

    By Meagan Fleming and Giselle Kowalski

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    We’re excited to share highlights from the first News Product Alliance Summit.

  20. Understanding the role of product leadership in a news organization

    By Giselle Kowalski and Tatyana Monnay

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    We’re excited to share highlights from the first News Product Alliance Summit.

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