Columns
How to focus on what matters in building your news operation
Guidance for overloaded leaders of news organizations.
Reporting on a burning world
Better climate crisis reporting calls for learning about LandBack, taking a long view, and getting granular.
Who to hire and how to decide
Should you bring in more reporters? Maybe.
Election night mayhem with an AI twist
An automation and AI experiment for newsrooms.
A 2025 book list for contextualizing and reimagining coverage
As Trump assumes the presidency again, there’s no better time to look back at journalism’s history to understand the field’s faults and flaws.
At journalism co-operatives, worker-owners take news into their own hands
Questions to consider when starting a news cooperative — and ways it’s helped journalists rethink their own work
Gun violence isn’t going anywhere. Take care of yourself so you can cover it
“Watch a bad movie.” Beat reporters have learned some simple, effective strategies to help deal with the trauma of covering traumatic events.
To use AI, apply business thinking
Consider your mission and money, and avoid the hype.
Survivor Connection links reporters with gun violence survivor community
The database helps journalists build stories centered on the people most affected.
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.