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“What’s Your Agenda?”: Attacks Against the Free Press and Democratic Backsliding in Southeast Asia Honoring Shibani Mahtani, Singapore-based investigative journalist and winner of the 2026…

Amid book bans, how one collector's quest to find books for his children that reflected their own family created a public archive at the Mechanics’ Institute.

Kavish Harjai, LAist transportation correspondent, talks about the proposal to make Metro free for residents and the agency’s response.

After years of layoffs, cash burn and political attacks on its core technology, Moderna’s melanoma vaccine data notched the biotech company a much-needed win.

The Public Safety Scanner Tool, or PSST, sends automated alerts of urgent scanner traffic in real time and will be free for newsrooms.

A fellowship at Stanford University allowed them to continue their investigative reporting.

A campaign finance agent by Big Local News. Asks the FEC bulk data in plain English, shows its work.

A popular federal program turned local produce into food bank boxes and gave small farms a stable buyer. Then it was slashed.

The three distinguished journalists bring with them decades of experience from some of the world’s leading newsrooms.

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…

If our goal is impact, we are unlikely to achieve it with paraphrased snippets in an AI Overview. Only deep, hard-earned relationships with…

The lawsuit is RCFP’s latest effort to bring transparency to cases in which the Trump administration appears to have ignored press freedom guardrails.

Chips Quinn Reporter Fellowship Announces 2026-2027 Class

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Sponsored by Stanford University’s Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, the 25th annual Shorenstein Journalism Award honors Mahtani for her exemplary investigations into the erosion of democracy ...

Paulette Brown-Hinds, PhD, is the publisher of Black Voice News and a senior advisor for the Press Forward local chapter in Southern…

A Venezuelan-American Journalist’s Journey

Jeff Bezos used to talk about The Washington Post with real curiosity, and the things he said were interesting and specific. Over time, that changed.

On Friday, January 9, ICE arrested a member of our union, the Minnesota Newspaper and Communications Guild, as part of Operation Metro Surge.

Practical strategies of resilience, humor, and unity under oppressive regimes

California wildlife officials have extended a ban on abalone harvesting in Northern California until 2036 for environmental reasons. It's a contentious issue, and divers are torn.

VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE in California will soon have a legal process to revoke their abuser’s access to connected smart devices such as smart locks,

Through product thinking, audience engagement and visuals, Stanford alums are helping newsrooms become more connected to their communities.

San Francisco Press Club announces 2025 contest finalists

Stanford Journalism alums are at the forefront of efforts to define and implement best uses of AI technologies in newsrooms

In a wide-ranging interview with Stanford Journalism MA students on Oct. 23 at her district office in San Jose amid the government shutdown, Democratic U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) said Congress is d...

The recently launched Police Records Access Project, developed with the help of Stanford’s Big Local News, significantly boosts transparency in law enforcement.

Pulitzer Prize win, Stanford conference show how data-driven collaborations can have impact

Hw do we determine what is reliable and what to avoid with news sources? Join us to learn how to spot trustworthy news and why facts matter more than ever.

Journalism leaders and innovators will pursue individual projects as well as opportunities for collective action that responds to accelerating threats to independent media.

Today, Alissa Zhu, Nick Thieme and Jessica Gallagher of The Baltimore Banner and The New York Times were awarded the local reporting Pulitzer prize for an investigation into Baltimore’s fentanyl crisi...

Campus newspapers are confronting ethics debates as foreign students ask that their names and views be removed from past articles.

Anin: Giving young Russians a “shot of truth” is the only way to counter apathy bred by pro-government propaganda.

President Trump attempted during his campaign to distance himself from the right-wing blueprint to overhaul the federal government, but many of his administration’s actions so far have mirrored it.

Supporting the next generation of Latino Journalists

Our entire newsroom has been working non-stop to get the latest USAID news out there. Here are three essential stories coming from my colleagues at Devex this…

Former Washington Post executive editor Martin Baron reflected on his concerns for free press in Trump’s second administration in a conversation with communication professor Janine Zacharia.

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