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John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford @jskstanford.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"this is explicitly a yes, and space. The change in pressure and energy was palpable. And it couldn’t have come at a better time for me." – Ben Werdmuller, 2027 JSK Fellow buff.ly/tANiZTL
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Seeking a "yes, and" space
How the JSK Fellowship is putting me in a more generative culture.
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John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford @jskstanford.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
JSK alum Terry Parris Jr. has been testing the idea of public libraries as newsrooms since 2019. And it’s working, with new pilots in Miami, NJ and Boston. Read more about his definition of success for the Library Newsroom Project. buff.ly/YSUP33W
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The Library Newsroom Project could be coming to a library near you
"Journalism can live inside the public library and allow people to take part in it together."
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Ben Werdmuller @werd.io · 11/09/2026
Today marks two weeks in California for me. The start of the @jskstanford.bsky.social has cemented for me that this is a gift: something I badly needed, and something I feel very lucky to be a part of. Good things will happen this year. And what lovely people to be in fellowship with.
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Jim Bettinger @jrbettinger.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Highly recommend the new Tom Rosenstiel book, "The Next Journalism." It's full of examples, but its real value is its guidance in getting journalists thinking in fresh ways about our craft and mission, and particularly about how we engage with our communities. This is fertile ground.
A well-marked copy of the book.
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Michael Morisy @morisy.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
This collection includes access to expert-curated data sets, info monitoring tools, news geolocation. Fantastic suite of services from an awesome group of partners - something for everyone*! *Except people who hate transparency.
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John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford @jskstanford.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
What happens when the push for critical minerals outpaces oversight? 2026 Knight-Risser Prize winner Sam Schramski investigates a new mining boom across Western public lands, and its impact on nearby communities. jsk.stanford.edu/news/sam-sch...
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John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford @jskstanford.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
👏 Congrats again to JSK alum Patricia Mercado Sánchez, founder and CEO of Conexión Migrante, as the recipient of its 2026 ICFJ News Innovation Award. buff.ly/ndwyy6G
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John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford @jskstanford.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Informational event vs persuasive political speech: Where do you draw the line on presidential addresses? buff.ly/f8BA4Ht
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When does a president deserve prime-time television? - Poynter
As President Trump prepares to speak tonight, TV networks are weighing the public’s need to know against the risk of amplifying falsehoods
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John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford @jskstanford.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
"There are grave concerns within the FBI that the results of the examination will reflect political influence, building on previous efforts by the administration to break longstanding guardrails meant to keep the federal government from interfering with elections."
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FBI Has Looked at Using Questionable AI Tech to Review Signatures on Seized Mail-In Ballots
As part of President Trump’s continued push to discredit the results of the 2020 election, his administration has considered using AI technology to scrutinize tens of thousands of ballots seized in…
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John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford @jskstanford.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Journalism's future will be built through collaboration, and Big Local News' Story Discovery 2026 captured that spirit. We're proud to see JSK alums Simon Willison and Kae Petrin sharing their work alongside so many others. buff.ly/SY8CJlh
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‘Journalism isn’t a competition’: Story Discovery 2026 talks collaboration and opportunity in emerging tech
Getting breaking news election results out in local counties has become what feels like Bay City News reporter Ciara Zavala’s “life’s work.” The work has had its ups and downs—in 2024, her pipeline…
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John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford @jskstanford.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Please help us welcome these three distinguished journalists will join the Stanford Journalism Program. buff.ly/T9pAaho
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Award-winning journalists join Stanford Journalism Program faculty
Alice Li, Laura Holson and Connie Guglielmo bring with them decades of experience from some of the world’s leading newsrooms.
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John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford @jskstanford.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
If your organization's founder left tomorrow, what would break first? JSK Fellow Kae Petrin argues that the next era of journalism won't be defined by founders but by institutions that can outlast them.
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How the Trans Journalists Association is transitioning into the future
What’s next for me, and what’s next for us.
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John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford @jskstanford.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Instead of creating a new problem for local journalism, what if AI merely exposes an old one? buff.ly/2FxFjU7
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Local journalism’s AI problem is that we never solved its consumer problem
If our goal is impact, we are unlikely to achieve it with paraphrased snippets in an AI Overview. Only deep, hard-earned relationships with…
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John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford @jskstanford.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
2026 JSK Fellow Allison Herrera explored questions of Indigenous identity and accountability. When identity claims shape institutions, communities and public understanding, what responsibility does journalism have to verify them?
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Reporting on Indigenous identity fraud helped me navigate talking about my own identity
For decades, a man who invented himself as the “last full blooded Chumash” fooled people into believing his Indigenous identity claims…
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John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford @jskstanford.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Journalism asks communities to open up, but how often does it reciprocate? In her final article as a 2026 JSK Fellow, Candice Mays reflects on a recent trip that reframed how she thinks about community engagement, and what it means to earn a story rather than extract one. buff.ly/IkELROb
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“Can You See Our Heart?” What a Class Trip To New Orleans Taught Me About Living Archives
I was at Stanford as a John S. Knight Journalism Fellow to study archives, not AI. That much was clear after the fall quarter. But I wasn’t…
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John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford @jskstanford.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Photography is becoming data. That's both powerful and complicated. In his final piece as a 2026 JSK fellow, Sebastián Hidalgo reflects on images, evidence and what it means to document this moment in history. buff.ly/hCrJkAV
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The optic nerve to document
Why images as data could be photography’s next era
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John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford @jskstanford.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
The loneliness epidemic is real, and so is declining trust in news. 2026 JSK Fellow Elise Pepple thinks those two facts are connected and she has a proposal on what to do about it. buff.ly/zEE8Do0
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The Future Perfect
We are living in an epidemic of loneliness that everyone from the former surgeon general to the Pope is talking about. At the same time…
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John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford @jskstanford.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
🚨 Don't miss the deadline. Up to $10K is available to help fund your environmental reporting. Apply now for the Knight-Risser prize. 📣 If you know someone who should apply, please spread the word. jsk.stanford.edu/knightrisser
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John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford @jskstanford.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
📣✨ Three cheers for the 2026 JSK Journalism Fellows! What a fabulous year. This is an amazingly smart, enthusiastic and resilient group of leaders. And we’re excited to see what they accomplish next. Congratulations to you all!
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NPR @npr.org · 27/05/2026
At least 18 NPR journalists have accepted buyouts and another 10 have been laid off as the public media network attempts to save money and reorganize the newsroom. n.pr/3RxYWqE
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NPR's newsroom shrinks through buyouts and layoffs
At least 18 NPR journalists have accepted buyouts and another 10 have been laid off as the public media network attempts to save money and reorganize the newsroom.
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John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford @jskstanford.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
John-Allan Namu's JSK year gave him a window into what's happening with AI. It showed him what Africa needs from it, and what to avoid. buff.ly/0rZnK9Q
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WIZARDS OF NOTHING
Silicon Valley is casting spells. Here is what I think they are missing.
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John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford @jskstanford.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Kae Petrin's latest piece as a 2026 JSK Fellow at Stanford is a look at nonprofit leadership, succession planning and knowing when to step back.
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How the Trans Journalists Association is transitioning into the future
What’s next for me, and what’s next for us.
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John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford @jskstanford.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Which environmental story deserves more attention right now? Apply for the Knight-Risser Prize and get funding to dig deeper into the issues too often overlooked or hidden. 💰 Up to $10,000 🗓 Deadline: June 2, 2026 jsk.stanford.edu/knightrisser
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John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford @jskstanford.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Applications for the NAHJ-Apple News fellowship are open through May 29. buff.ly/dv8bN5R
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Fellowships – National Association of Hispanic Journalists
NAHJ fellowships provide aspiring and early-career journalists with immersive, real-world experience through partnerships with top media organizations. These programs are designed to strengthen…
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John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford @jskstanford.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Intention + Process = Journalism. 2026 Fellow Sérgio Spagnuolo shares his formula for defining journalism in 2026 buff.ly/KNtvFPf
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Toward a new formula to define journalism
A simple way to think of how journalism fits in the online content machine
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John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford @jskstanford.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Congrats to 2010 JSK alum Krissy Clark and the team behind the Peabody-winning documentary "When We All Get to Heaven."
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When We All Get to Heaven – The Peabody Awards
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John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford @jskstanford.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Apply to win up to $10,000 for an enterprise or investigative environmental story. Visit the link to learn more and apply. ⏰️ Deadline: June 2.
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The Knight-Risser Prize for Western Environmental Journalism
The Knight-Risser Prize for Western Environmental Journalism provides up to a $10,000 stipend to support the reporting of an enterprise or investigative environmental story in the western United…
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John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford @jskstanford.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
“the lessons of emergency medicine can be applied to the work we all need to do to make sure that journalism survives the current crisis.” – Damaso Reyes, 2026 JSK Fellow
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What Learning to Save Lives Taught Me About Saving Journalism
“So, what classes are you taking?”
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John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford @jskstanford.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
What happens when a newsroom doesn't just report on a broken system but helps it repair itself? That's the question at the heart of Jennifer's latest article as a 2026 JSK Fellow. buff.ly/gY3p0ze
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From “Something Else” to Something Specific: Journalist As Circulator
Dispatches from my JSK Fellowship
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John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford @jskstanford.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
“Will journalism just reflect this weakened frame, or will it try to strengthen it? We have a decision to make.”
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News Fix #46: Towards a rights based framework for journalism
I'm back with your weekly news fix, and I'm happy we're in this together. If you're new here, welcome! Get in touch anytime; I would love to hear from you. I've been thinking through something for…
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John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford @jskstanford.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
📣 Say hello to the 2027 JSK Journalism Fellows. This year’s cohort includes 13 journalists from across the U.S. and five countries whose work reflects the innovation, urgency and public service at the heart of journalism today. Please join us in welcoming them 👏👏 buff.ly/zbIah3J
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John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford @jskstanford.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
We have relaunched the Knight-Risser prize and are excited award up to $10,000 for an enterprise or investigative environmental story in the western U.S. Visit the link to learn more and apply. ⏰️ Deadline: June 2. buff.ly/gbw1v28
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John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford @jskstanford.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Audience trust can fund journalism. JSK alum Madeline Bair shares how El Timpano built a sustainable model serving marginalized communities. buff.ly/SN51qN6
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Serving low-income immigrants was supposed to be our weakness. It proved to be the key to our sustainability - Poynter
Audience trust can fund journalism. Here’s how El Timpano built a sustainable model serving marginalized communities
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John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford @jskstanford.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
At IJF26, we assembled a panel of current and former JSK fellows to discuss taking the bold step of starting an independent news organization. buff.ly/Gqon0UL
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What it takes to build independent media under pressure
JSK leads a discussion at the International Journalism Festival in Perugia, Italy on journalists as founders.
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John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford @jskstanford.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
2026 JSK Fellow Veengas shares the reality of building a nonprofit newsroom in Pakistan. Since launching in 2017, she’s faced ongoing structural and political challenges while working to create a model of journalism grounded in public service, not profit. buff.ly/yNhHIvK
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Hope for a Nonprofit News Organization’s Survival Under Authoritarianism
If we are serious about confronting authoritarianism and safeguarding the truth, we must also defend journalism. Journalism endures only…
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John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford @jskstanford.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
It’s more than just data. 2026 JSK Fellow Candice Mays believes community newsrooms are sitting on generations of recorded resistance, holding decades of stories that show how they’ve navigated injustice and carved their own paths toward stability and growth.
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Black Gold in the Basement: Community Newsroom Archival Intelligence as an Ethical A.I.
“Call me when you build a robot,” my mother said to me over the phone after I told her I was taking dance. I had come to Stanford…
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John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford @jskstanford.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Several of our alums and board members are panelists at IJF this week. Here's a schedule of who is speaking where. buff.ly/jzltgMe
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JSK at IJF2026 in Perugia
This year marks the 20th edition of the festival.
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John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford @jskstanford.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
What environmental story needs more eyes on it right now? The Knight-Risser Prize helps journalists take a closer look at the issues that aren’t getting enough attention. 💰 Up to $10,000 🗓 Deadline: June 2, 2026 buff.ly/cpaJLSD
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The Knight-Risser Prize for Western Environmental Journalism
The Knight-Risser Prize for Western Environmental Journalism provides up to a $10,000 stipend to support the reporting of an enterprise or investigative environmental story in the western United…
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John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford @jskstanford.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Stories are often revisited and expanded over time. And when they are, the reporters who first did the digging deserve to be acknowledged. buff.ly/MuFSO6V
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John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford @jskstanford.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Do you or a colleague need help with a data-driven story? Join the Big Local News team for their quarterly virtual open office hours where they will assist reporters with data-related tasks.
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Need help with your data-driven story? Mark your calendar for our March Virtual Open Office Hours
Date: March 13 Time: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Pacific Time
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John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford @jskstanford.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Join CNBC Bureau Chief Christina Passariello, FRONTLINE correspondent Martha Mendoza, and New York Times reporter Sheera Frenkel for a discussion on journalism's role in democracy, its impact, and its evolving landscape. Registration is required for this free event.
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Women in Journalism featuring Christina Passariello, Martha Mendoza, and Sheera Frenkel · Luma
Join CNBC Bureau Chief Christina Passariello, FRONTLINE correspondent Martha Mendoza, and New York Times reporter Sheera Frenkel for a conversation about…
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John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford @jskstanford.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
What does AI mean for photojournalism? JSK alum and St. Louis Post-Dispatch photographer David Carson weighs the good against the bad on The Lead podcast.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s David Carson on photojournalism and AI’s double-edged sword | The Lead
David Carson has been a staff photojournalist at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch since 2000 and covered events from New York City during 9/11, presidential debates and wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. His…
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John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford @jskstanford.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Kudos to JSK alum Darshini Kandasamy and the global team of journalists who collaborated on this important investigation. www.dirtydata.earth
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Dirty Data
An ERC investigation looking into the cost of data center infrastructures powering AI and the people paying the price.
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John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford @jskstanford.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Some tools (courtesy of Stanford's d.school) to help you and your team tap into your sense of purpose. buff.ly/7UtL5zJ
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John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford @jskstanford.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Applications are open for ProPublica's investigative editor training program. Apply now or spread the word. buff.ly/B9RhzfF
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Apply: 2026 Investigative Editor Training Program
The yearlong ProPublica Investigative Editor Training Program aims to broaden the ranks of investigative editors.
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John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford @jskstanford.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
In this Cleveland newsroom, AI is writing (but not reporting) the news. "Stories produced with help from AI carry only a reporter’s byline unless the reporter did minimal work" — Chris Quinn, the editor of Cleveland.com — via CJR
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In this Cleveland newsroom, AI is writing (but not reporting) the news.
Cleveland.com is embracing AI tools, including an AI rewrite desk.
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John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford @jskstanford.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Carlos Dada, co-founder of El Faro and JSK alum, leads his newsroom from exile after his team was forced to leave El Salvador. His advice for U.S. journos: "don’t quit because you’re necessary; then don’t make any concessions, because making concessions is even worse than quitting.” buff.ly/owDDjWV
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Carlos Dada, editor of El Faro: “The most important thing journalism can do in a dictatorship is to tell the truth”
The Salvadoran journalist will deliver the 2026 Reuters Memorial Lecture. In this interview, he discusses his work and the challenges of reporting from exile.
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John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford @jskstanford.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Now is the time to submit your idea for a session at SRCCON 2026. Deadline is March 8.
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SRCCON 2026 — Call for Participation
A peer-led conference from OpenNews for journalists who want to transform their work, their organizations, and their communities.
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John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford @jskstanford.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Paulette Brown-Hinds, Black Voice News publisher and JSK alum, discusses how collaborative funding models strengthen access to trusted local reporting.
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Q&A: Paulette Brown-Hinds on how collaborative philanthropy can power local journalism in…
Paulette Brown-Hinds, PhD, is the publisher of Black Voice News and a senior advisor for the Press Forward local chapter in Southern…
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John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford @jskstanford.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
"offering evidence alone is not enough: We must also understand fears, acknowledge contexts, and craft narratives that connect emotionally, foster conversation, and build community resilience." buff.ly/yMSiHVM
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Building Trust in Times of “Crimmigration”
A Venezuelan-American Journalist’s Journey
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