by Celeste Sepessy | Dec 12, 2019 | Blog, Education, Homepage, Partners
Celeste Sepessy Journalism students are not ignorant of the issues our industry faces. They know about mergers and layoffs. They know about the public’s distrust and “fake news” accusations. They, like us, sometimes have to justify their career choice to their...
by Kristy Roschke | Jul 11, 2019 | Blog, Partners, Transparency
Kristy Roschke 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...
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...
