The social channel that nobody’s talking about, mass texting, is a valuable tool to build close audience relationships and even generate revenue by reaching new audiences — often ones that … Learn about this subject.
Bearing Witness: Vicarious Trauma and Living With A PTSD Diagnosis
After years of exposure to graphic imagery, social reporting pioneer Andy Carvin confronted the consequences of his PTSD diagnosis, radically changing how he approached reporting and trained staff. In this … Learn about this subject.
Reporting On Immigration In The Age of Polarization and Misinformation
Reporting on immigration with accuracy and empathy has always been difficult, a long-term challenge exacerbated by the mendacity and unpredictability of the Trump-era. Join Define American and MIT’s Center for … Learn about this subject.
Do Kickass Journalism By Focusing on Solutions, Not Just Problems
Using journalism to expose a problem is righteous, but rehashing well-understood issues can instead fuel news fatigue. Solutions journalism offers a way forward: by reporting on promising solutions, reporters can … Learn about this subject.
Parenting in the Digital Newsroom, Speed Dating Style
Being a parent in digital media is hard. Attend this small group, speed-dating-style session for insights into topics impacting journalist parents, from pumping in the newsrooms to talking to your … Learn about this subject.
2020 Campaign Coverage: Beyond the Horse Race
Offering tips, techniques and models to better inform citizens about what they need to know, this deeply-reported session on political journalism will provide insights into how “horse-race” reporting shortchanges voters … Learn about this subject.
Make FOIA Work: Participatory Design Field Guide
Can journalists employ Freedom of Information Act requests to meaningfully engage communities in dialogue about issues that matter to them? How might FOIA, data, and information connect journalists and local … Learn about this subject.
Is My Zig-Zag Showing? Making the Most of Non-Linear Career Paths
Between constant and destabilizing industry shifts and a decidedly idiosyncratic workforce, journalism is full of “zig-zagging” professionals who have, intentionally or otherwise, done a bit of everything and need to … Learn about this subject.
The Fear of AI: When Humans and Robots Just Don’t Get Along
Artificial intelligence and machine learning skeptics find sympathetic ears in many newsrooms, where journalists dismiss, criticize and even fear automated tech. Successful cohabitation in the editorial workflow is not only … Learn about this subject.
Global State of Reader Engagement
Chartbeat’s Data Science Chief, Josh Schwartz, offers new research into rich, global, aggregate data speaking to year-on-year trends as they relate to platforms, devices, traffic, acquisition, loyalty, referrals, alerts, apps … Learn about this subject.