What We’re Reading This Week 01/07/20

Learn to recognize when images in the news are real or fake. Here is how.   A journalist added diverse sources to his storytelling last year. Here is what his data shows.   Speculative journalism must report responsibly and ethically. Read a...

What We’re Reading This Week 11/20/19

Several media outlets are using their local news resources. Collaboration is key.   The Journalist’s Resource researched the effects of a minimum wage increase.   A Midwestern university’s coverage of campus protests sparks debates between...

What We’re Reading This Week 7/8/19

In March, a rumor spread in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, that the president’s wife had banned women from wearing pants or miniskirts which led to women being beaten for wearing them. Fact-checkers hope to prevent the spread of harmful misinformation...
What We’re Reading This Week 6/25/19

What We’re Reading This Week 6/25/19

Six Florida newsrooms are teaming up to cover climate change which is a local story in the state as its residents are already feeling the effects of the heating planet.  The Nieman Lab conducted a study to see how people evaluate the credibility of photos they see...

What We’re Reading This Week 6/11/19

Many news organizations and journalists have pledged to not name the shooter in mass shootings to try to avoid giving perpetrator notoriety.  The Columbia Journalism Review has recruited four journalists to serve as public editors for The New York Times, The...