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Category: Longform

Does better news coverage lead to greater voter engagement? The answer: It depends

Meaningful participation in civic life isn’t possible without access to high-quality news and information. Consider the most fundamental aspect of community engagement: voting in local elections. If prospective voters lack […]

October 13, 2021October 21, 2021 Dan Kennedy Longform

Reporters often cover traumatic events but discussions of mental health are rare in most newsrooms. That’s changing.

Journalists who are frequently first responders at harrowing scenes of devastation and human suffering are primed to develop post-traumatic stress disorder, substance abuse, depression and anxiety – the “big four” […]

January 22, 2020April 3, 2020 George Barker and Stella Westlake Insights, Longform

Journalism schools need to focus on data, local news, social media and business models. Here are some that are.

It’s no secret that journalism is at a bit of a crossroads. With technology and media consumption habits changing constantly, the industry has been thrust into a state of near […]

May 16, 2019May 16, 2019 Alexander Frandsen Insights, Longform

The future of machine learning in journalism

Kevin Wall, a visual journalist at The Boston Globe, is just beginning to use machine learning in his reporting. But the large amounts of data he needs to leverage this […]

January 2, 2019April 10, 2019 Floris Wu Longform

Journalists improve coverage of memes with careful reporting

It was the moment memes are made of. “Who is this 4chan person or website?” CNN anchor Brooke Baldwin made the fatal mistake of not knowing what 4chan is. Her guest, […]

December 19, 2018April 10, 2019 Corey Dockser Longform, Research

How the Palm Beach Post unearthed an opioid conspiracy with roots in Florida

Located in one of the states hardest hit by the opioid crisis, Florida’s Palm Beach Post has covered the issue from drug deals in the streets to boardroom deals at Big […]

May 16, 2018May 14, 2018 Paxtyn Merten Behind the scenes, Longform

Social media and news: The dilemma of our time

“Our mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together,” says Facebook on its Community Standards page. Founded as a social network, Facebook […]

January 18, 2018January 18, 2018 Huimin Li Insights, Longform

How The Washington Post designs its Snapchat stories

With Snapchat now hosting 173 million active daily users, the app has become a major strategy for many news organizations hoping to connect with younger audiences. Snapchat Discover, which officially launched […]

October 25, 2017November 15, 2017 Paxtyn Merten Behind the scenes, Longform

Making the interactive documentary “Oil to Die For”

With “Oil to Die For,” readers can interact with the story, view videos, listen to audio transcripts, and access court documents at their own pace.

May 3, 2017May 5, 2017 Stephen Daly Longform

The rise of documentary video games that use journalism to tell stories

In recent years, game developers have been fusing the research and process of journalism with the kind of interactive storytelling that games do best in order to create unique and moving experiences.

May 2, 2017May 5, 2017 Cody Mello-Klein Longform

How The New York Times is looking at climate change through a new lens

March 31, 2017June 6, 2018 Sophia Fox-Sowell Climate Journalism Lab, Insights, Longform

Visualizing Complexity with Vizzuality

January 3, 2017May 5, 2017 Sophia Fox-Sowell Longform

Telling the Story of Segregation, Then and Now

September 29, 2016 Giulia Afiune Behind the scenes, Longform

In a web project on prisons, saving video for last

March 9, 2016April 12, 2016 Meredith Berg Behind the scenes, Longform
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