Sarah Blesener and Jennifer Jacklin-Stratton will create an iterative, open-source toolkit. Enter/Exit: Trauma-Informed Praxis for Visual Journalism is designed to equip independent journalists and local newsrooms with tools and frameworks for ethical reporting on trauma’s aftermath and visually representing witness testimony with dignity, care, and collaboration. This resource will aim to center survivors’ voices, promote … Continued

Jennifer Jacklin-Stratton and Sarah Blesener will create an iterative, open-source toolkit. Enter/Exit: Trauma-Informed Praxis for Visual Journalism is designed to equip independent journalists and local newsrooms with tools and frameworks for ethical reporting on trauma’s aftermath and visually representing witness testimony with dignity, care, and collaboration. This resource will aim to center survivors’ voices, promote … Continued

Cara Kuhlman is the founder of Future Tides, which, according to its website, “covers how people work, play and live on the Pacific Northwest’s waterways.” She will build a digital guidebook to help newsrooms engage in walking tours as a medium for local journalism. It will include a framework to help local publishers assess if … Continued

Nicole Lewis and Lam Vo will build a resource to help local journalists boost civic engagement by developing and implementing a theory of change for their work. Through a theory of change, journalists will be better equipped to make decisions about who they most need to reach and how, in order to have the biggest … Continued

Rebecca Ritzel will develop a slate of online resources, including a state-by-state arts grant list, ethical guidance and a template for soliciting philanthropic arts funding. She will build these resources in conjunction with launching a nonprofit that will award grant funding to subsidize arts journalism projects. As a residential fellow, she will work onsite at … Continued

Susan Stellin will create the Toolkit for Reporting on Substance Use, Harm Reduction, Addiction, Treatment and Recovery to strengthen reporting on these topics as coverage shifts from a drug war framing to a more health-centered approach grounded in research and evidence. This toolkit will list key surveys, reports, data sets, studies, research hubs, email newsletters, … Continued

Lam Vo and Nicole Lewis and will build a resource to help local journalists boost civic engagement by developing and implementing a theory of change for their work. Through a theory of change, journalists will be better equipped to make decisions about who they most need to reach and how, in order to have the … Continued

Monica Williams is building a one-stop platform that helps U.S. newsrooms and journalists find money for reporting and journalism projects. The platform will include reporting and conference funding opportunities for staff and freelance journalists, fellowships and retreats that give them space and time to boost their work, foundation grants for newsrooms and journalists, and articles … Continued

Claudia Yaujar-Amaro will create a modular, customizable immigration journalism platform that provides journalists with ready-made materials for immediate use. These will include story templates (how to structure an immigration story, best angles), infographics and explainer visuals (for use in news reports, digital media), ethical reporting checklists (before, during, and after covering immigration stories), interview guides … Continued