Elia Powers

Elia Powers is the author of Performing the News: Identity, Authority, and the Myth of Neutrality (Rutgers University Press). He is an associate professor in the Department of Mass Communication at Towson University; a sports, features and podcast editor at the Baltimore Watchdog; a freelance podcast reporter, producer, and host; and a proud Seattle native who lives in Washington, … Continued

The power of newsletters

How strategic subscribe asks, personalized content, and continuous testing can help local newsrooms grow and foster deeper connections with readers.

Sriya Reddy

Reddy is the Innovation Team Project Manager. She cultivates and manages innovative partnership projects that produce practical tools, resources and programming to address a current need, gap or challenge in journalism. She earned a Master’s in Journalism from Northwestern University specializing in Media Innovation and Content Strategy. She was a product intern at CalMatters and … Continued

Jockeying for attention

Lessons from “horse race” coverage can improve reporting on new developments in AI technology.

Shealeigh Voitl

Shealeigh Voitl is Project Censored’s digital and print editor. She first began her research with the Project at North Central College alongside Steve Macek, co-authoring the Déjá Vu News chapter in the State of the Free Press 2022 and 2023, and the Top 25 chapter in SFP 2023. In addition to her editorial contributions to the yearbook series and work … Continued