Michelle Kanaar and Alyssa Schukar created the Visual Journalism Toolkit for local newsrooms which includes sample contracts (with a breakdown of rates and language around licensing, copyright and AI), photographer, videographer and illustrator databases, ethical stock resources, a list of reputable resources on ethics, what information to include for assignments and examples of opportunities for … Continued

Katherine Reynolds Lewis built an interactive freelancing quick-start guide for independent journalists, based on a business-of-freelancing curriculum that arms freelancers with the knowledge and skills to reach financial and emotional sustainability. In this guide are key insights, challenges and decision points in building a freelance business model.

Aura (Auralee) Walmer built a web-based toolkit for applying data sonification to journalism. It contains step-by-step guidance for creating data sonification projects and a wide array of resources to do so, with the purpose of making data sonification feasible for all journalists to implement.

Zoli Csernatony and Dana Amihere built DigInThere. This free and easy to use tool gives newsrooms an automated, customizable and verifiable way to reward their audiences for meaningful reading and interaction through short engaging quizzes on news content.

Alex Partida built the Article-as-Homepage toolkit for independent local news publishers. This resource helps local news publishers rethink the article page to better serve today’s audiences and better meet business needs. The system of design helps you present reporting in rich, multimedia formats, provide audiences with the utility once held in homepages, and include pathways … Continued

Kate Myers created a tool to help news leaders build better strategic operations for independent news organizations by identifying needs and gaps in their current structure and process.

Andy Lee Roth built Algorithmic Literacy for Journalists. This resource helps develop journalists’ ability to understand the functions, consequences, and ethics of algorithms in a digital age. A core focus of the resource is helping independent journalists and newsrooms whose digital content has been subject to shadowbanning, demonetization, and other forms of online speech filtering … Continued