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Christopher R. MartinAugust 27, 2019

How writing off the working class has hurt the mainstream media

“Today there are just six full-time labor reporters in the top 25 newspapers across the U.S., none in network or cable news, none at NPR or PBS, and just a few at digital news organizations and magazines on the left. What happened?”

Lewis Raven WallaceAugust 21, 2019

How trans journalists are challenging — and changing — journalism

“As we become more visible, trans journalists are asking journalism leaders to confront the structural barriers that make it hard for trans people to enter and remain in the industry.”

Gabe BullardApril 4, 2019

Smart speakers are on the rise. Will news grow with them?

“Forming a relationship with people on their speakers in the kitchen may make it easier to form a relationship with them on their headphones and in their cars.”

Steven GreenhouseMarch 21, 2019

Why are digital newsrooms unionizing now? “This generation is tired of hearing that this industry requires martyrdom”

“These are professional-class jobs paying working-class wages, and these people have working-class worries about being downsized, laid off, cast aside in a market that is really stripped down.”

Eryn Carlson and Sara MorrisonApril 19, 2018

From Nieman Reports: Reinventing local TV news might require going over the top

To attract young viewers, stations are going digital-first, crowdsourcing reporting, experimenting with augmented reality, and injecting more personality into the news.

Katherine GoldsteinJuly 26, 2017

Where are the mothers?

If news organizations, digital and legacy alike, want to attract and retain millennial journalists, newsrooms must better meet the needs of mothers with young children — and create better work-life balance for everyone.

Laura Hazard OwenMay 5, 2017

Nos EUA, os republicanos parecem ser mais susceptíveis às “notícias falsas”

…mas as pessoas de esquerda não se devem acomodar muito.

Michael FitzgeraldApril 6, 2016

From Nieman Reports: Why your news site should be more readable for the visually impaired

Over eight million Americans have trouble with their vision. Here’s how newsrooms can (and should) design with them in mind.

Joshua BentonMarch 25, 2016

The game of concentration: The Internet is pushing the American news business to New York and the coasts

Rather than create geographic diversity, digital news has pushed the industry into a few tight clusters. That has real impacts on the journalism we get.

John DyerJanuary 27, 2016

From Nieman Reports: Fifty years of the Freedom of Information Act

Data obtained through a FOIA request, for instance, gave a Colorado Springs Gazette reporter the “confidence to do something bigger.” The end result: a Pulitzer Prize-winning series.

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