Who's behind the news?
Who's behind the news?
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Newsjunkie.net is a resource guide for journalists. We show who's behind the news, and provide tools to help navigate the modern business of information.
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Editor & Publisher. The Center for Integrity in News Reporting proposes a transparent display of values for news organizations
We are living through an era of distrust in the news world. News is everywhere, but good news is hard to find. CFINR has a plan: get every news organization and journalism school in America to write, adopt and prominently display a clear set of core values. -acs
Reynolds Journalism Institute. Walking tours could help bolster local journalism
Local journalists are experts in their communities, documenting stories of history, valor, and loss while connecting with neighbors. According to RJI, they are already guides, so why not put them on the ground? Walking tours could be a gateway to funding local journalism and keeping the spirit of community alive. -acs
Institute for Nonprofit News. INN is investing in local newsrooms that cover natural disasters
In the first half of 2025, INN invested nearly half a million dollars in local newsrooms, enabling them to cover natural disasters. The U.S. experiences numerous wildfires, hurricanes, floods, and blizzards, and local stations often provide communities with vital information, such as evacuation routes. Unfortunately, these stations are dwindling as their funding is being cut by the federal government. INN is giving them a second chance. -acs
Editor & Publisher. The Center for News Technology and Innovation is more than a think tank, its a “do tank”
The CNTI conducts research on challenges in the journalism business, bringing together some of the strongest minds in the discipline to attempt a solution for the struggling industry. The center of CNTI’s mission is maintaining sustainability for independent newspapers and ensuring an open internet. -acs
CJR. Steven Levy, AI, tech, and the press
Major tech leaders are practically against traditional journalism, but AI companies aren’t quite there yet. According to Steven Levy, “They want their stories told. They’re involved in something pretty scary, and it’s in their interest to let a journalist in.” While getting companies and leaders to talk to journalists is becoming much harder, the content is more desirable. People are willing to pay for “real” information. -acs
Free Speech Center. Meg Mott teaches middle schoolers the importance of free speech
Meg Mott created a free speech curriculum for middle school students, using landmark Supreme Court cases Mahanoy v. B.L., Barnette, Tinker, and Morse to help young learners explore the First Amendment at summer camp. The program invited students to debate the limits of “harmful speech,” ending with a public event where participants presented both sides of the issue and made a zine featuring excerpts and dissents from the cases with hopes to teach kids the importance of democratic discourse. -acs
RSF. Defining a path to protect public media in Europe
Much like the rest of the world, Europe’s public media is in limbo. Whether its tracking down funding sources or dodging harsh leaders, the EU has a fight ahead. -acs
Freedom of the Press Foundation. Neha Madhira battles global press censorship
Neha Madhira's understanding of news is shaped by its censorship. As an Indian-American, she has firsthand experience of the reporting gaps faced by her community, both in the US and internationally. How will these gaps be filled? She says by freelancing. -acs
CJR. How can journalists boost trust with their readership?
Journalists must balance protecting sources' safety and anonymity, especially in high-stakes cases, with transparency to maintain public trust. Some argue that in today's era of misinformation and AI-generated content, reporters should "pull back the curtain" on their sourcing and editorial processes to demonstrate integrity and bolster credibility. -acs
Columbia Journalism Review. Objectivity and tradition for the modern journalist
Objectivity has been in and out of journalism since its inception. The ebb and flow of this style ultimately depends on the consumer’s trust in the media and who’s in charge. But if trust falters, what happens to objectivity? -acs
From threats to independent journalism to censorship of free speech, this year’s Global Media Forum covered extensive ground. Panels were set up to discuss the fight against “disinformation and pushing back against digital censorship to boosting media literacy in the age of AI.” -acs
Nieman Lab. “Local” newsroom partnerships allow better resource planning
“The model could allow local reporters to be part of bigger, better-resourced teams, while maintaining a level of community trust that’s out of reach for most national counterparts.” Sophie Culpepper (NiemanLab)
The Walrus. Journalism’s Reinvention Is Happening
Its local. But as we know, local, done correctly, is expensive. Canadian writer Tom Jokinen (Globe and Mail, Literary Review of Canada, and The Walrus) encapsulates this new territory.
AJP. Media leaders + philanthropists join forces to revitalize local news in LA
In the wake of drastic losses in local journalism resources, local press and funding orgs have raised $15 million to rebuild independent local press. The L.A. Local News Initiative will be a nonprofit supporting local newsrooms covering neighborhood, regional, and state levels. -gjw
The Dig. Howard University Journalism to Focus on Confronting Oligarchies
2025 Democracy Summit will deeply examine the mechanisms of oligarchy and explore the multifaceted ways oligarchic forces shape policy and public perception. -gjw
JURIST. Article honoring JURISTnews founder Bernard Hibbitts
Hibbitts built a groundbreaking service that revolutionized how legal news reaches the public. Through his innovative approach empowered law students as reporters and editors. -gjw
Forbes. USAID website is offline
Free Press. Action Launches 'Local News for the People,' a Collaborative Blueprint for Community-Centered Media
Free Press Action released Local News for the People: A Policy Agenda for Meeting Civic-Information Needs, a roadmap created by leaders in the journalism and pro-democracy fields that urges lawmakers to treat local news like the public good it is. -acb
LIFEHACKER. Here's How Four Major Newsrooms Are Using AI
Here are just a few news outlets that have started openly using AI in their processes, so you can stay informed about where exactly the information you’re reading is coming from. -acb
Insider. Journalist used her newsletter and BlueSky to break story about freezing federal grants; she's building it into a business
Brooklyn-based indie Marisa Kabas broke a major White House story through her newsletter The Handbasket, shared it on Bluesky. Larger outlets picked it up, boosting her visibility. -gjw
EU NEIGHBOURS EAST. TikTok use growing for journalists along with other social media platforms
Journalists who don’t become familiar with TikTok risk becoming “irrelevant,” according to Erick Marzano, who writes about news journalism technologies for European publications. There is still a “traditional TV mindset” among some reporters who have been quite slow in taking up newer communication tools. But in what can be called “the social media era,” integrating new tools with traditions ones is an imperative. -dg
GIJN. Why Any Reporter Can Now Source Free, Quality Satellite Images of Almost Anywhere on Earth
Reporters can now access free high-resolution satellite images for investigations. -jy
PressGazette.co.UK. The publishers leading a renaissance for London newspapers
London news start-ups, like London Centric, The Londoner, and London Daily Digital, are finding success with paid, niche journalism as traditional outlets decline. -jy
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. News for young people by young people: How this new Spanish outlet aims to reach an elusive audience
Watif, a Spanish platform, captures young audiences with its newsletters, video podcasts, and a subscription model centered on future trends and cultural content. -jy
Editor & Publisher. Building momentum into 2025: How the Baltimore Banner is shaping the future of local journalism
The Baltimore Banner closed 2024 with 55,000 subscribers, expanded its newsroom, and diversified revenue, setting a model for local journalism. -jy
Editor & Publisher. Bridging the gap: How Gannett’s ‘Meet our Team’ is rebuilding trust in local news
Gannett's "Meet Our Team" program builds trust by introducing journalists through profiles, behind-the-scenes stories, and events with communities. -jy
From the Innovations in Journalism project, 300 page book looks at practices in Europe from 2010. Available as free download. -gjw
Nieman Lab. Skills developed while facing down the fossil fuel industry
The Art of Persistence: National Observer’s Linda Solomon Wood on defeating troll campaigns, converting readers one by one, turning an upstart publication into essential reading. -gjw
Nieman Lab. Latin American journalists are using collaborations to get around censorship and suppression
Joining forces to hold governments accountable. -gjw
Edited by Jenny Young, Damon Gitelman, AC Blaisdell, Alex Smythe, and Gordon Whiting