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How journalists use the EPA’s Toxics Release Inventory to report on environmental justice

by Saima Sidik

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Behind the scenes Insights Interviews

Storybench Founder Aleszu Bajak on the moral call of the pandemic and his return to daily data journalism

by Andrea Chew

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How disinformation fuels political polarization

by Sharmila Kuthunur

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How and why journalists must navigate the uncertainty of political forecasting

by Mark Kobzik

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Insights Interviews

The New York Times’ Kevin Roose illustrates how memes radicalize users in online spaces

by Taraneh Azar

Valerie

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How the Boston Globe encouraged readers to support restaurants through #ProjectTakeout

by Julia Harrington

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Behind the scenes Insights Interviews

How the Wall Street Journal conducted a video investigation into the role of the Proud Boys at the Capitol

by Tessa Davies

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How Lazaro Gamio of the New York Times visualized the COVID-19 death toll

by Raina Levin

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Insights Media Watch Roundups

C+J 2021: How the COVID-19 pandemic has shaped data journalism

by Saima Sidik

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The New York Times’ Stuart A. Thompson on opinion writing and making a career in journalism

by Ella Witt

Even

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The creator of Slow Burn and Fiasco on why you should try podcasting

by Elana Lane

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A group project in the age of COVID: What worked, what didn’t, and what we learned about making it better

by Dan Kennedy

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Insights Interviews

Behind the scenes at ‘How to Save a Planet,’ a climate solutions podcast

by Julia Hong

Climate

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How Reuters visualized the influence of K-pop on social justice issues

by Samuel Chuan

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Join Us Soon! Computation + Journalism Conference: Data Journalism in an Expanded Field

by Nick Stoico

Who will be there, and why you should be there, too. Virtually, of course.

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