Effectively flagging abusive content on social media is hard, but journalists can share their insights — and their data — to improve computational tools. By Susan E. McGregor On April 9, 2021, women Twitter users from a range of professions — including law, journalism, academia and advertising, to name a…

By Susan E. McGregor On March 12, jurors acquitted Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri of two misdemeanor criminal charges: “failure to disperse” and “interference with official acts.” Sahouri was arrested on May 31, 2020, while she was covering protests following the killing of George Floyd by police, during a…

By Ishaan Jhaveri At the Save America Rally on Jan. 6 in Washington, D.C., a white flag printed with a bright green pine tree, reading the words, “An Appeal to Heaven,” flew alongside popular right-wing flags. In the crowds of thousands, flags such the yellow Gadsden (“Don’t Tread on Me”)…

By Sara Sheridan In early January, in collaboration with the Tow Center, the Arizona Daily Star’s digital-only, community news vertical #ThisIsTucson released a report outlining the work that went into creating its membership program. The program, which launched right as the coronavirus pandemic decimated local news across the country, has…

By Sara Sheridan Last week, the world watched as a violent mob of protestors overtook law enforcement and attempted to stop the certification of votes for the incoming President of the United States, Joseph R. Biden Jr. The Constitutionally mandated ceremony is usually an uneventful one. …

By Ishaan Jhaveri On October 24, a Trump rally in Waukesha, Wisconsin, featured a very noticeable backdrop: flying prominently behind the President as he addressed thousands of supporters was not the American flag, but the black, white and blue “Thin Blue Line” flag, a symbol of the pro-police Blue Lives…

By Sara Sheridan Much has been written about President Trump’s open contempt for journalism. According to a recent report from the Committee to Protect Journalists, “Trump has habitually attacked the news media in rallies, responses to reporters’ questions, and many hundreds of tweets. …

By Ishaan Jhaveri and Sara Sheridan Intro In early July, Harper’s Magazine published “A Letter on Justice and Open Debate,” a statement signed by 152 prominent authors decrying a “stifling” intellectual atmosphere and advocating for “the free exchange of information and ideas.” While the Harper’s letter did not mention any examples…

By Susan E. McGregor When photojournalist Andrea Bruce arrived at the “Trump Parade” in New Bern, North Carolina on June 13th, she didn’t quite know what to expect. …