568. Documenters boost Resolve Philly’s coverage of important local meetings
Julie Christie, director of data and special projects at Resolve Philly, discusses how her newsroom partnered with Chicago's City Bureau Documenters Network to recruit, train and pay Philadelphians to...
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567. The Trust Project tackles the crisis of trust and misinformation in media
Peabody Award-winning journalist Sally Lehrman talks about founding The Trust Project and how the nonprofit global consortium of news organizations is tackling the crisis of trust and misinformation in...
566. Local news viewed through a postindustrial lens
Carmen Gentile, founder and editor at large of Postindustrial, explains how the independent, journalism-first, multimedia news outlet covers the areas in the United States that were once deemed highly...
565. Philadelphia Inquirer adopts ‘Up for Review’ policy to consider de-listing stories
Evan Benn, senior director of special projects and communications at the Philadelphia Inquirer, and Emily Babay, coverage editor on the Inquirer’s Now Team, discuss the “Up for Review,” policy...
Better News: Building trust with rural communities
The American Press Institute recently hosted a panel discussion with alumni from the Tables Stakes Local News Transformation Program about how journalists can build trust with rural communities.
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“What is our responsibility to make sure the environment in which we are convening folks, or communing with folks online is not a toxic environment?”
“Our journalism is pretty grassroots at its core. We cover a range of issues and focus on the intersections between them.”
“Another problem is that the criteria for what constitutes news include outrageous remarks and surprising statements and the trashing of norms and offensive comments.”
“Everyone has a beautiful voice at the bottom of their diaphragm, it’s just that we don’t use that.”
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Tolly Carr talks about what attracted him to HBCU Gameday, and what advice he'd give to other media entrepreneurs who wish to take their passion project to the next...
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Cameron Songer, the newsletter editor at the San Antonio Express News, shares tips on how newsrooms can improve their newsletter workflow.
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Better News: Revisiting the best stories of 2022
Kamaria Roberts highlights the accomplishments of the American Press Institute's Better News Initiative in 2022 and what may be in store for 2023.
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569. Rethinking incarceration, policing subject of new documentary
In his documentary Reimagining Safety, Matthew Solomon explores the false premise that more police and more prisons makes us safer. He also provides practical and actionable solutions toward achieving...