Local newsrooms get a boost from data collaborations
Emerging support models enable local newsrooms to enhance data journalism through expert guidance and collaboration.
The media becomes an activist for democracy
American journalism must redefine its role as the traditional model of accountability has been disrupted.
Political and media trust has eroded, leading to voter apathy.
Is the crime news people crave the crime news they need ?
Most Americans want better access to local crime news, but feel it's challenging to stay informed about it.
Los Angeles Times to lay off significant' number of employees, union says
The Los Angeles Times plans to lay off a significant number of journalists, leading to opposition from the LA Times Guild.
The planned layoffs will affect at least 100 journalists, or about 20 percent of the newsroom, and will greatly damage the paper's accountability journalism.