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      Making data-driven recommendations to newsrooms requires strong research partnerships. Here’s how to build them.

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    Off the clock? Not in this business

    Reporters are under a microscope today — both on and off the job. Nearly 25 years ago, after Timothy McVeigh ignited a Ryder truck full [...]

    December 23, 2019
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    The Knight-Lenfest Local News Transformation Fund announces $3.3 million grant to American Press Institute to expand Table Stakes

    The newsroom change-management program will also include emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusion led by Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education. The Knight-Lenfest Local [...]

    September 26, 2019
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    How newsroom leaders can retain diverse voices: Get email tips from API’s summer fellow Marlee Baldridge

    My interest in newsroom diversity began as a selfish one. I grew up in a very small, rural town of less than 300 people with [...]

    July 8, 2019
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    Going forward: How ethnic and mainstream media can collaborate in changing communities

    The first thing a reporter needs to know about collaborating with an ethnic media journalist, said Univision host Jorge Ramos, is not to call him [...]

    July 19, 2018
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    How can mainstream and ethnic media team up to produce better journalism? Learn these lessons from facilitators

    Valeria Fernández has illuminated immigrant life in the Southwest through stories published in outlets such as CNN International, The Guardian, and PRI’s The World. For [...]

    May 4, 2018
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    4 ways managers can build a more inclusive newsroom for diverse new hires

    We know the numbers about newsroom diversity aren’t shifting in the direction we want them to. We’ve seen reports and studies that profess change, but [...]

    May 2, 2018
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    The empathetic newsroom: How journalists can better cover neglected communities

    Medicine came to the realization some years ago: Being a good doctor requires more than knowing science. The best doctors also understand their patients. As [...]

    April 26, 2018
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    Appendix: Empathy tips for journalists

    Here are some tips for reporters, photojournalists and videographers on how to incorporate empathy in your work: Spend time researching an unfamiliar community before you [...]

    April 26, 2018
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    How to create a newsroom culture that supports empathy

    Empathetic journalism can build bridges to communities, but without lasting changes in coverage, an act of empathy can become another instance of parachute journalism. This [...]

    April 26, 2018
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    How to build empathy into reporting

    Empathy should be a newsroom-wide value, but it starts with reporters because they deal with people in the community every day. No matter a reporter’s [...]

    April 26, 2018
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