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You Don’t Have to Go to J-school To Get a Journalism Job. But It Helps.

Newsrooms Need To Hire More Working-Class Journalists

5 Reasons To Get Excited About a Journalism Career

Stop Blaming Mental Illness For Mass Shootings. Look To Hate.

It’s Time Reporters Re-Examine How They Cover Abortion

Paid Media Internships Have Come a Long Way — But Have a Long Way To Go

How Trans People Get Lost Under the LGBTQ Umbrella

Can podcasting become more inclusive? Some say it’s bigger than who’s behind the mic.

Few Black, Latinx students are editors of top college newspapers

Many journalists of color are creating a niche through freelancing. Here’s what they’ve learned.

Conecta Arizona: How a WhatsApp group redefined journalism on the border

How local Black press remained vital through the pandemic

Why some local news outlets won’t post mugshots — and are reimagining the crime beat

Housing beat reporters bring new focus to root causes of growing homelessness

What we’re seeing now is just the latest chapter in America’s suppression of Black voters

George Floyd taught us why journalists shouldn’t exclusively rely on police reports

How newsrooms’ racial reckoning changed the idea of journalistic objectivity

Don’t call it a “clash”: Why words matter in covering Israel and Palestine

Incarcerated people are telling their own stories more than ever before. It’s about time.

How Journalists of Color Are Coping After a Traumatic Year of Reporting

How Journalists Can Improve Their Coverage of the Trans Community

During the Pandemic, Journalists Have Stepped Up Where the Government Has Failed

How Journalists Can Practice Self-Care When Reporting on Community Trauma