Editor Picks
What it means to defund the police — and why journalists should follow the money
Public officials come under fire for budgets that prioritize law enforcement and shortchange community health and safety.
With a Supreme Court ruling, young immigrants win more time to fight for their future
As DACA is spared, a journalist reflects on the program that helped her realize her dreams, get a job, and tell the stories of people forced to live in the shadows.
Blanketing the city with flyers — and other ways to find the people who bring a story to life
A reporter learns to diversify her tactics to find more diverse families for a series on the rise of Type 1 diabetes.
The latest from our community
COVID-19 is making children more sedentary — and that carries lifelong health risks
Disparities in youth fitness are a longstanding problem. The pandemic threatens to widen the gap.
Coronavirus Files: Soaring Cases & How to Choose a Mask
Each Monday, The Coronavirus Files provides tips and resources and highlight exemplary work to help you with your reporting.
Health Media Jobs & Opportunities: Dow Jones is looking for a science editor
Health Media Jobs & Opportunities: Dow Jones is looking for a science editor in New York City
Experts offer roadmap for reporters tackling America's nursing home crisis during COVID-19
The coronavirus pandemic has exposed the chasms, the fissures, the cracks in many American institutions. Nowhere, though, are they more apparent than in the nation’s arrangements for long-term care — specifically, in its nursing homes, where some 1.4 million people, mostly women, live out the rest o
Snake oil salesmen come out in force during uncertain times
How do you cover the fake cures without giving them more oxygen than they deserve?
Two top journalists explain how to go deeper on nursing homes during the pandemic
Charlie Ornstein of ProPublica and Reuters' Chris Kirkham talk strategy.
Homeless sweeps in SF: How do you report on an issue city leaders deny is happening?
City leaders repeatedly denied that homeless sweeps were happening. A reporter shares how she proved them wrong.
Children in peril
Arkansas child gun-death rate among nation's 10 highest. Toddler Tacari Briggs was one of the youngest.
