Reporting
Understanding the difference between substance use disorders and addiction
The distinction is important, but sometimes gets blurred in media coverage.
Funding arts journalism’s future
Building a new repository and nonprofit for arts journalism.
A roadmap to resources for reporting on drugs
Creating a guide to help journalists shift from drug war framing to a health-centered approach.
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.
When a press pass should shield us
Immigration coverage must be more in-depth, and we need more reporters to ensure that.
Eight tips from environmental reporters in covering climate crisis
Understanding – and explaining – the science isn’t easy, but there are ways to become an expert.
Fact checking police claims about crime with data maps
Identifying the influx of one local police department’s calls for service.
Integrating data visualization into a reporter’s workflow
Finding tools and methods that work for your newsroom.
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.