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    Guiding principles for funders of nonprofit media

    Philanthropy increasingly provides important support for nonprofit journalism. Funders have varying reasons for supporting journalism and media. Some support journalism as a field unto itself, [...]

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    Guiding principles for nonprofit newsrooms

    Journalism produced by nonprofit newsrooms is becoming a more important part of the media landscape and foundation support. In addition, increasing numbers of commercial news [...]

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    7 characteristics of effective accountability journalists

    No matter what topics they cover, many journalists hold people and institutions responsible for their words and actions. This “accountability journalism,” whether it is political [...]

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    Effective accountability journalists exhibit broad curiosity and eagerly adapt to new technologies and platforms

    The high-impact accountability reporters we studied consider themselves — and are seen by others — as “early adopters.” Their high level of curiosity propels them [...]

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    Effective accountability journalists think about multiple audiences

    Within the expansive term “audience” are numerous diverse communities, and a point we heard repeatedly from these journalists is that they think about multiple audiences. [...]

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    Effective accountability journalists work hard to create context for their audiences

    These journalists strategize ways to ensure their stories have context and a place in their readers’ lives. They think about impact as they report, frame [...]

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    Effective accountability journalists smartly balance their time on story choices, audience interaction

    As reporters are being asked to juggle more tasks with fewer resources, high-impact journalists are skilled at managing their responsibilities through what one reporter called [...]

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    Effective accountability journalists spend considerable time building relationships with sources and readers

    While it’s true that high-impact reporters use multiple forms of digital communication to help find and connect with sources and audiences, it’s clear that personal [...]

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    Effective accountability journalists build connections and teamwork within their own newsrooms

    In addition to cultural competency with different communities, these highly effective reporters also manage the challenges of life inside stressed and stressful newsrooms. That navigation [...]

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    Effective accountability journalists find their own way and direct their own work

    When discussing their work, these journalists did not talk a lot about “editors” or “assignments.” Rather we were struck by the degree to which they [...]

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