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Elections generate enormous amounts of structured and unstructured data—voter rolls, precinct results, turnout patterns, campaign finance disclosures, and misinformation trends. Data journalists help the public understand what’s real, what’s misleading […]

Journalism shapes public understanding, influences decisions, and holds power to account. Ethical lapses—fabrication, bias, conflicts of interest—can erode trust quickly. This session explores the principles that guide responsible reporting and […]

The Pennsylvania Constitution guarantees that “all courts shall be open” and the U.S. Supreme Court has long recognized that the First Amendment mandates open courts as essential to democratic accountability. […]

The First Amendment protects freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and the right to receive information. Journalists have the same access as any member of the public: public streets […]

Trauma, Burnout, and Safety: A Survival Toolkit for Journalists Join us on Monday, May 11, at Point Park University’s Center for Media Innovation in Pittsburgh, for our first in-person “Meet […]