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Alt text: A screenshot of the Twitter alt-text editor. Hannah is using dark mode, so the editor appears on a black background. The heading reads “Write alt-text.” And it is above an image with the following alt-text description written beneath: Forest green crocheted fabric with a pink crochet hook sits on Hannah’s lap in the airplane. She’s in a Southwest plane and the red and white safety card can be seen poking out of the blue seat pocket in front of her.”
October 14, 2021

Alt-text is journalism: Enhancing your reporting with accessibility

Learning to write alt-text can deepen your reporting and improve how you tell stories online.

Putting Airtable to work in your newsroom
October 13, 2021

Putting Airtable to work in your newsroom

From surveying readers to tracking impact, it can do a lot more than a spreadsheet.

Post Episode 23: IRE Awards recognize coverage of COVID-19, George Floyd and more
October 12, 2021

Post Episode 23: IRE Awards recognize coverage of COVID-19, George Floyd and more

On this episode, winners of the 2021 Investigative Reporters and Editors Awards are highlighted.

Experts share their tips for making the most from many audio formats
October 12, 2021

Experts share their tips for making the most from many audio formats

New apps, platform agnosticism and getting the basics right: taking your audio to the next level.

The locations of current Documenter programs. Image: Documenters/City Bureau
October 11, 2021

Q&A with Darryl Holliday: Lessons in training everyday people to document public events

“I think people get it much more quickly than journalists will give them credit for.”

A tweet from Kent C. Dodds using special characters to demonstrate how inaccessible this style of Twitter meme is to people who use screen readers or assistive technology. The tweet reads: “You this it's cute to write your tweets and usernames this way. But have you listened to what it sounds like with assistive technologies like VoiceOver?”
October 7, 2021

Digital accessibility is a cultural shift newsrooms need now

You don’t need to be an engineer or web developer to make your work accessible to disabled audiences.

Understanding the photography and video needs of smaller newsrooms
October 6, 2021

Understanding the photography and video needs of smaller newsrooms

Local outlets struggle to find and pay visual journalists.

Image by Mudassar Iqbal from Pixabey
October 5, 2021

Small publishers can build meaningful engagement practices without more time or resources

It will help you serve the people who are most on board with your mission — and most likely to read and need your reporting.

Illustration: Black Illustrations
October 4, 2021

Redesign your live meeting agenda doc with these templates

How to prioritize people who are participating on their own time.

Frame from story animation showing man huddling at the foot of a bed in the dark
September 30, 2021

Show, don’t tell: Using animation to bring critical information to life

Follow this creative process to transform words into compelling visual stories.

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