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What’s going right At a time when there is so much tumult in the media industry, a number of journalism thinkers are instead focusing on [...]

AI and accountability Chris Quinn, the editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, struck a nerve over the weekend with a column about how some journalism [...]

Midterm motivation A new Pew Research Center report calls Americans’ relationship with the news “complicated.” But at least one of its findings might provide some [...]

Journalism studies to study For those who work in local news, aspire to, or generally care about the information needs of communities, new research published [...]

A moment to be helpful  Media layoffs like those this week at The Washington Post, and, on a smaller scale, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, turn lives [...]

Welcome to the Need to Know: Training Edition! Your monthly curated list of professional development resources for journalists and news leaders. Do you have ideas [...]

Powerful partnerships  This week, an investigation by journalists from five news organizations revealed how “forever chemicals” used in making stain-resistant carpeting has left a legacy [...]