For example, fear and anger are unpleasant emotions, but they galvanize us to engage, in the case of news prompting us to ...

AI-powered fact-checking tools can greatly speed up journalists' efforts to analyze all kinds of content, from images and video, to audio recordings and text. “AI has undeniably become an essential ...

Journalists have long operated in high-pressure work environments with tight deadlines and the demands of hyper-connectivity. In the face of increasing political hostility, funding cuts and a rapidly ...

In July 2024, Everlyn Namai dreamed that her missing cousin, 26-year-old Josephine Owino, came to her for help. “I’m here in the cold, in the water. Why have you left me here? Come get me,” Namai ...

Despite a plunge in newspaper jobs of more than half since 2000, business news is a growth industry that has created new opportunities for journalists in print, digital and newsletter formats. And for ...

Media outlets in the U.K. and U.S. cut almost 4,000 jobs in 2024. Already this year, too, The Washington Post, MSNBC and The Wall Street Journal have made significant layoffs. As mainstream media ...

Student journalists are increasingly in the public eye — and in the crosshairs. They’ve been recognized for covering consequential issues on campuses and in communities nationwide, and they’re viewed ...

The Trump administration’s freeze on U.S. foreign aid will lead to a surge in Russian disinformation across Eastern Europe, experts warn, as independent media outlets across the region will be forced ...

Journalists with outstanding reporting on rule of law issues can compete for the World Justice Project’s Anthony Lewis Prize for Exceptional Rule of Law Journalism, which recognizes journalistic ...

The World Press Trends Outlook 2024-2025, the 30th edition of an annual report by WAN-IFRA (World Association of News Publishers), offers a comprehensive look at the opportunities and challenges ...

Scores of journalists in Ethiopia in recent years have been wrongfully imprisoned in efforts to stifle their reporting. Authorities detained at least 92 media workers between 2019 and 2024 — a number ...

The International Center for Journalists’ (ICFJ) Disarming Disinformation initiative is a three-year program, supported by the Scripps Howard Foundation, that aims to slow the spread of disinformation ...