614. Arizona law empowers voters to see who is behind a political contribution
Elizabeth Shimek of the Campaign Legal Center explains how a law that 72 percent of Arizona voters voted for in 2022 brings transparency to the campaign finance process.
611. Budget neutral solution for funding community and ethnic media outlets
Maya Chupkov, media and democracy program manager at California Common Cause, discusses a recently passed resolution requiring government offices in San Francisco to spend at least half of their...
610: Report stories that are additive and talk to those no one else is talking to
Jane Ferguson, a foreign correspondent for PBS NewsHour and contributor to The New Yorker, was recently named the inaugural winner of the Neal Conan Prize for Excellence in Journalism....
609. ONA Launches AI in Journalism Initiative
The Online News Association recently launched a new AI in Journalism Initiative to provide tools and practical training for journalists looking to incorporate artificial intelligence into their reporting. Meghan...
608. Guest interviews key part of most listened-to podcasts: Pew Research
Galen Stocking, a senior computational social scientist, discusses a new Pew Research Center study that examines the role guest interviews play in the 451 most listened-to podcasts.
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