613. The Commons aims to find common ground in a divided America
Drew Lindsay, a senior writer at The Chronicle of Philanthropy, leads The Commons, a new vertical focusing on the issue of polarization along the lines of political ideology, gender,...
612. ReNews helps revive, fund student-run media at HBCUs, HSIs
Executive Director Wesley Wright discusses the ReNews Project, which funds and/or provides professional assistance to revive dormant student newspapers at Historically Black Colleges and Universities and at Hispanic-Serving Institutions.
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...
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Better News revisits the best stories of 2023
Kamaria Roberts, the deputy director of local news transformation at the American Press Institute, highlights the work API has done over the last year through its Better News Initiative and...
Better News: How a ‘substantial lifestyle’ inspires and uplifts Black audiences
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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.