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In Northern California, one news outlet commits to representing an entire community with fairness and curiosity

Shasta Scout founder Annelise Pierce says curiosity and a want to understand drives her approach to local news

April 10, 2025

Nicole Slaughter Graham

Kids are consuming news — but not often through news apps, study finds

A study from USF found that tweens turn to outlets like CNN and the AP during big events but mostly skip news apps

April 10, 2025

Opinion | ‘He caved’: How the media — and Trump’s team — framed the tariff pause

The headlines said Trump ‘backed down.’ The Trump administration tried to say it was all part of the plan.

April 10, 2025

Student journalists are doing the work many newsrooms can’t afford

A growing movement has students covering towns their local papers can no longer reach

April 10, 2025

Opinion | Q&A: CNN’s David Culver on his exclusive report from inside El Salvador’s prison for deportees

The national correspondent reflects on the rare access he gained to El Salvador’s notorious prison and what he uncovered

April 9, 2025

Meta is failing to stop dangerous disinformation in the world’s most spoken languages

Internal docs and fact-checkers show Meta often misses harmful posts in Swahili, Amharic, Oromo and more — putting real communities at risk

April 9, 2025

James Okong’o

What is a recession? Is it tied to stock market declines? What to know after Trump’s tariffs

For weeks, stock markets have been falling, and the plunge accelerated after Trump on April 2 unveiled tariffs on virtually every country

April 9, 2025

The White House must lift its ban on The Associated Press, judge rules

A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to restore the AP’s access to the Oval Office, Air Force One and other White House events

April 8, 2025

Audiences are still skeptical about generative AI in the news

Wide-ranging research from Poynter and the University of Minnesota sheds light on how people feel about AI in journalism. It’s not pretty.

April 8, 2025

Opinion | Did a social media post send Wall Street into chaos?

A tweet quoting an interview where a White House official didn’t say what someone thought he said apparently turned Wall Street upside down

April 8, 2025

Legal experts advise journalists to strengthen reporting security in the face of rising press restrictions

Journalists can protect their sources by maintaining good digital hygiene and being aware of security vulnerabilities, experts say

April 8, 2025

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