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The Tech Threat: Literary Journalism in the Age of Interruption

Digital tools can benefit their users as long as they do not overpower personal relationships and social bonds.

Nov 4, 2021 •

Jacqueline Marino

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Stories That Matter: How the Los Angeles Times Brought Down the Golden Globes

Jul 6, 2021 • Tom Jacobs

The Orgy Next Door: Ethical Relationships in Gay Talese's 'Thy Neighbor's Wife' and 'The Voyeur's Motel'

Dec 14, 2021 • Julie Wheelwright

Stories That Matter: How Serena Daniari Is Highlighting Trans Pandemic Triumphs

Oct 28, 2021 • Jessica Kantor

Trans People Are Experts in Our Own Experience

Sep 16, 2021 • Rey Katz

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Stories That Matter: How Time Released a BIPOC-Led Issue With Journalists Covering Their Own Communities

A conversation with Lucy Feldman, the lead editor of a first-of-its-kind magazine issue, and Sanya Mansoor.

Dec 7, 2021 •

Stories That Matter: How ProPublica's Cezary Podkul Shed Light on Massive Unemployment Claims Fraud Nationwide

While out-of-work Americans battled outdated unemployment insurance systems to file legitimate claims during the pandemic, scammers were cashing in.

Dec 2, 2021 •

Stories That Matter: How Journalists Teamed Up to Investigate a Mega-Dairy Affecting Communities 1,500 Miles Apart

Agricultural consolidation is shrinking margins and pushing small farmers out of business all while creating new environmental concerns.

Nov 30, 2021 •

Features & Profiles

Stay Close: A Guide to Pushing Journalism Forward

Tips from notable reporters and editors that are pushing back against journalism's unwritten rules to advance the profession by making it more…

Dec 23, 2021 •

Community-Centered: The Evolution of Journalism

The standards we follow when reporting and writing serve a purpose, but they must evolve with the world we're trying to cover.

Dec 21, 2021 •

Going Solo: How Journalists Recreated the Production Studio in Their Own Homes

COVID-19 saw journalists adapt to new conditions. With only skeleton crews allowed inside most studios, what did broadcast journalists who had to work…

Nov 18, 2021 •

Frankie Lister-Fell

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