On July 20th Costa Rica woke to tragic news. María Luisa Cedeño, a 43-year-old Costa Rican anesthesiologist and head of the Anesthesiology and Recovery Service at the private Hospital Cima, had been murdered at the …
We asked the experts: how did news media fare in election 2020?
How did news organizations cover an election season like no other? Four media professionals break it down.
In opinionated times, what is the future of opinion journalism?
By Abigail Steinberg In the spring of 2019, former members of the Association of Opinion Journalists reunited in Madison, Wisconsin. The group, which merged in 2016 with the American Society of News Editors (now …
Pulitzer-winner Wesley Lowery’s take on journalism in extraordinary times
By Dana Brandt and Elizabeth Marie Lang Oreamuno On Wednesday, October 7, Pulitzer Prize-winning U.S. journalist and CBS News correspondent Wesley Lowery was the virtual “journalist-in-residence” and guest speaker for a question-and-answer session hosted by …
Care about election integrity? Here are four things you can do to stop the spread of misinformation online
[This is a shorter version of our full consumer guide on navigating the facts-optional world of social media.] Information comes at you so fast on social media that it’s hard to know what to believe. …
A citizen’s toolkit for navigating the facts-optional world of social media
Beware the blindspots: what a 1958 police killing can teach news outlets about themselves
Across the country, people are calling for police accountability. But what might press accountability look like?
Covering election misinformation and disinformation
Craig Newmark Philanthropies funds election integrity efforts by CJE & the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism
A guide to covering hate speech without amplifying it
“Hate speech is not free speech.” This cliche can be heard throughout public discourse, often in opposition to racist, bigoted or hateful speech. Those who propagate the idea have good intentions — but they are …