by Kristy Roschke | Jul 11, 2019 | Blog, Partners, Transparency
Partners In this new initiative, science journalists explain how and why stories are reported. Much has been written about the trust problem we’re facing in the U.S. — really, worldwide. Edelman’s annual Trust Barometer reports there is a growing gap in trust...
by Dan Gillmor | Apr 25, 2019 | Blog, McClatchy, Partners, Transparency
Dan Gillmor Historically, journalists haven’t been pushed to show their work. We demanded transparency from the government, but old-school journalists recoiled at the idea of offering much ourselves. That’s been changing for the better, if too slowly, in America’s...
by Dan Gillmor | Dec 17, 2018 | Blog, Kansas City, Partners
Dan Gillmor In mid-November, The Kansas City Star ran a story in the genre we might call an “explainer” — explaining what had become of the the Missouri city’s old city hall, a striking structure from the late 1800s. But this piece had elements that...
by Kristy Roschke | Dec 11, 2018 | Blog, Metrics Survey, Partners
Kristy Roschke This blog post is the second of a follow-up series on the News Co/Lab’s community news awareness surveys. I recently asked some Cronkite School students why they wanted to become journalists. To hold the powerful to account, one said. Because keeping...
by Kristy Roschke | Jun 18, 2018 | Blog, Partners
Partners Kristy Roschke announces exciting partnerships between libraries and our newsroom partners, as well as some other updates about the lab’s busy summer. Last week’s series of 110-plus-degree days is a sure sign summer is here in Phoenix, but that isn’t...
