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      Local news must invite youth into civic life — and lifelong connection

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    Unapologetically Inclusive: How PublicSource made community-centered journalism a newsroom-wide effort

    A case study on one Pittsburgh-area newsroom's efforts to strengthen their connections with traditionally marginalized communities through the API Inclusion Index project.

    January 9, 2025
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    Leading teams with equity

    A training to help news organizations build more equity into our day-to-day decision-making has been a paradigm shift as we talk about how modern news organizations are becoming more intentional workplaces that can show care to their journalists and empower them to be leaders in their own right.

    January 6, 2025
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    API Election Resource Guide

    As news organizations enter the final stretch before Nov. 5, we’ll share actionable lists, articles and guides to help you prepare to address misinformation and navigate Election Day while keeping well-being at top of mind.

    October 7, 2024
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    The research-practice gap in journalism: Why it exists and how we can address it

    We imagine a future where evidence, data and peer assessment support decision-making in journalism — whether by reporters, editors or news executives — and where journalism better informs the questions researchers ask.

    September 26, 2024
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    The movement to strengthen collaboration between journalists and academic scholars

    A white paper based on the research of more than a dozen journalists and scholars will provide details on why the gap exists, as well as solutions for solving the problem.

    September 25, 2024
  • Special Edition

    IWMF Election Safety Crash Course

    This month, API is partnering with the International Women’s Media Foundation to share election safety tips from their Newsroom Safety Across America initiative. IWMF and [...]

    August 12, 2024
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    Building Accountability and Engagement in News

    Sustainability cannot simply focus on finances. If we want to do better journalism, sustainability must also focus on building community, inside and outside of the newsroom.

    July 8, 2024
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    Measuring Well-being

    This is a column on how to measure well-being for yourself and your organization. By the end, you’ll have a clear direction and quantitative ways to chart a healthy path forward for your journalists.

    May 6, 2024
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    Why the work matters: Talking about source tracking

    Source tracking can be a daunting task, but if you take some time to talk through the process and intended impact with staff first it will only help you explain your work to your audiences—especially at a time in our society when doing this necessary self-reflection and reparative work can face pushback from politicians and the public.

    April 2, 2024
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    How moral injury is impacting the news industry and what you can do about it

    Experts define moral injury as the suffering that comes from witnessing, perpetrating or failing to prevent events that violate one’s own deeply held moral beliefs and values. It is not classified as a mental illness, but it can lead to depression, substance abuse or burnout, which is one reason news managers need to understand the phenomenon of moral injury — and ways to address it or head it off.

    March 21, 2024
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