An editor can play a pivotal role in making or breaking a story’s impact. From narrowing complex stories to ensuring accuracy ...

If you’re ready to start building the skills you’ll need to work in investigative journalism, one place to start is a mindset shift, said Alexandra Zayas, ProPublica’s deputy managing editor. Zayas is ...

In an age where sensationalism often trumps substance in media, the Sarasota Herald-Tribune is carving a different path. With the launch of a dedicated investigations page on our website, the ...

Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. In a recent blog post, Lyra McKee tells a story that took place at a feminist-run charity when she was starting off as an ...

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. We are pleased to announce the journalists chosen as the 2025 ...

In Tanzania, politicians own or influence many media outlets, according to Reporters Without Borders’ 2024 World Press Freedom Index. Privately run newspapers in the country tend to rely on the ...

“Basically, we get paid to be right, to be rigorous. Because if the story is wrong, the investment or the lawsuit fails. Markets and courts, while severely flawed, are still fairly good at getting to ...

The Nieman Foundation and Berkman Klein Center are delighted to cosponsor this event bringing together themes of open source internet sourcing, citizen journalism, and access to information. Open ...

ProPublica and The Texas Tribune have selected five partner organizations in Texas to participate in a new investigative initiative that will support accountability journalism in local newsrooms ...

In Ethiopia, Africa’s second most populous country, investigative journalism currently faces a series of severe challenges: a public mired in ethnic and religious extremism, a sharply partisan private ...

Here’s a roundabout way to get public support for local journalism. But it depends on the generosity of young journalists and boneheaded decisions by state officials. This happened last week ...

BALTIMORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WBFF/FOX 45 today announced the creation of “Spotlight on Maryland,” an investigative journalism unit designed to shed light on inefficiencies in state, county and local ...