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