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A map of power outages in Louisiana.
August 20, 2025
Innovation

Creating a map visualization that can auto-update data over time

Making public data more accessible with Tableau Public and GitHub actions.

The newsletter builder mode is where the Source uploads its templates, made in-house by our design team, and updates newsletter content.
August 19, 2025
Innovation

Newsletter A/B tests you can try — and how to set it up

Experimenting by adding links and generating AI summaries for newsletters.

Screenshot of a WordPress Media Library
August 14, 2025
Innovation

Integrating more visual storytelling into a text heavy newsroom

Mountain State Spotlight’s templates and tips for starting with vertical video.

Young caucasian business woman counting funds, planning budget, paying bills online using calculator. Freelancer boss CEO doing paperwork with finances.
August 13, 2025
Innovation

How to find grant money for your next local reporting project

Funders, application tips and getting started.

This is the home page graphic that allows people to walk through the guide at their own pace.
August 12, 2025
Innovation

Building a civic health guide that inspires action and education

Lessons learned from creating Sioux Falls 101.

An example of the new digital first workflow at The Keene Sentinel.
August 11, 2025
Innovation

How a more collaborative workflow can shift your newsroom to a digital first presence

Working with The Keene Sentinel this summer, the biggest question we were asking ourselves was how to increase our digital presence.

Cristal Sanchez, center, speaks with community members about Spotlight Delaware en Español at the local Latin American Community Center. Photo courtesy of the Latin American Community Center.
August 6, 2025
Innovation

Digital and in-person strategies that go beyond translation

How to grow your readership with culturally competent content.

Female scientist observing a cannabis plant
August 4, 2025
Innovation

Cannabis reporters use science and some healthy skepticism to cover the beat

Some of the science is flawed or skewed. But there are studies out there to help you explain marijuana’s benefits and risks.

A view of the Arc of Dreams in downtown Sioux Falls, South Dakota on July 8, 2025. The Arc of Dreams represents a leap of faith. Image: Makayla Voris
August 4, 2025
Innovation

Experimenting with content strategies on Instagram, LinkedIn

What we’ve learned as we grow Sioux Falls Simplified’s social presence.

Person using a laptop looking at VERDAD.
July 31, 2025
Innovation

VERDAD is tackling the blind spot in the fight against radio disinformation

Radio remains one of the most trusted and accessible sources of information for immigrant communities in the U.S., especially among Latino listeners, but its affordability, accessibility, and the wide reach of live broadcasts also make it a powerful vehicle for spreading misinformation.

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