Follow a Chicago vlogger's heartfelt journey through college graduation, overcoming financial struggles and academic setbacks to earn a B.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication at DePaul University, ...

At the NICAR 2026 conference, dozens of leading data journalists shared some of their favorite digital tools and databases ...

There was a moment — brief but powerful — where we began to believe we had finally slain an old giant. It came with the rise of platforms that promised to “democratise” media, to give voice to every ...

Those events come amid a troubling backdrop. Trust in the press hit a record low in October 2025 at 28%. Americans, particularly those on the Right, view the media as a punching bag — rabidly biased, ...

In this episode of Journalism 2050, we’re joined by two guests who show—in different yet equally promising ways—what the future of journalism can look like. Vanan Murugesan is the executive director ...

Ben Deighton is a freelance writer in London and president of the World Federation of Science Journalists. In June 2025, a year-long investigation exposed an illegal trade smuggling timber from ...

A college student withdrew from consideration for a reporting role in our newsroom this week because of how we use artificial intelligence. It reminded me again how college journalism programs are ...

An Editor at Large: Don’t blame rapacious owners of media organizations for the loss of public trust. Blame biased, incompetent reporting. Photo: Pablo Martinez Monsivais/Allison Robbert/Associated ...

Charles Edward Gehrke does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...

The American Journalism Project, one of the largest journalism funders in the country, is adding Mission Local to its portfolio. I think we can all agree that “You Can Get It If You Really Want” is a ...

For a decade, the Medill School of Journalism has charted the expansion of “news deserts” in the United States and — looking at some 20 years of data — now counts 213 counties in the U.S. without a ...

Will the slow anaconda crush of AI mean the end of journalism? It’s hard to imagine it completely eliminating the profession outright, unless the machines end up enslaving humanity à la the “Matrix” ...