Reporting
Don’t get SLAPPed: Minimizing the risk of vexatious libel lawsuits
Plaintiffs are increasingly using legal tactics to shut down criticism.
Using public state data to build a bill tracker
A conversation with Caleb Bedillion of the Marshall Project.
Finding a legislation tracking tool that fits your newsroom’s needs
Six tools for tracking bills and topics across different states.
Protecting the protectors
Training for journalists working with sensitive sources.
Reporting on a burning world
Better climate crisis reporting calls for learning about LandBack, taking a long view, and getting granular.
Breaking down myths of progressing “post-pandemic:” Careful COVID-19 reporting is still crucial
Here’s how to debunk common perceptions of the virus, where to find data, and why it remains an important equity issue.
Iffy.news releases 2024 PolitiFact-check
Iffy.news, former RJI Fellow Barrett Golding’s index of unreliable online news sources, has issued its latest “PolitiFact-check,” which rates the veracity of statements about politics from a wide variety of public figures, organizations and media sources. During each election cycle since 2017, when the first version debuted on RJI, the PolitiFact-check has compiled data for … Continued
5 reasons your freelance pitches are falling flat
Before complaining that editors ignore your pitch, check yourself.
5 lessons from narrative journalists
Writers describe ways to make their stories sing.
Philadelphia center gives reporters, editors new tools for deeper, more trauma-sensitive coverage of gun violence
The gathering included gun violence victims, not just journalists.