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Across the country, thoughtful editors are seeking more op-eds and contributions that get away from publishing pure “opinion,” which some might read as assertions based on data or perhaps bonafides.

When you look at your local opinion journalism, what elements can you tackle individually to increase the views and experiences included in the conversation?

If you widen your view of whom to learn from — even in your own community — what ideas and partnerships might follow?

If you were to start with a blank canvas, how would you build a new kind of local opinion and commentary section, from scratch, for this moment?

Online violence is often only considered a digital safety issue, but the impact of online abuse on journalists’ mental health has serious consequences for their lives, work and press freedom as a whole.

Newsrooms have a duty of care to support staff from online violence. Here are five tips to support your journalists.

Where to start For journalists: The Coalition Against Online Violence offers an online violence response hub that offers immediate support for a variety of scenarios [...]

The arrival of social media led to opportunities for women journalists to share their work widely and to connect with new audiences, but it also [...]

In today’s digital world, journalists’ careers often rely on their online presence. But newsrooms must also face the harsh reality that many women journalists endure near constant harassment, abuse and threats online.

"I think that the LIFT Project stemmed from that experience of what one does when they find the same patterns and the intervention isn’t working.”