After 40 years writing about food, this editor retires next week The Star Tribune’s Lee Dean has seen a lot of changes in local food journalism during her career October 29, 2020 Kristen Hare
This Texas newsroom has a new Indigenous affairs reporter who never planned to work for mainstream news The Texas Observer does fearless work, said Pauly Denetclaw, who started in September October 22, 2020 Kristen Hare
Here are even more books by journalists you should read Let the doomscrolling stop. October 15, 2020 Kristen Hare
This Portland photojournalist found a little hope in the haze Amid coverage of fires and protests, Beth Nakamura discovered a bit of fairy tale magic in a catastrophe October 1, 2020 Kristen Hare
How to be funny in a pandemic Stephanie Hayes’ was supposed to start as a new humor columnist. Then the coronavirus hit September 24, 2020 Kristen Hare
Sustained outrage has a new home in West Virginia Former Charleston Gazette-Mail journalists officially launched Mountain State Spotlight this afternoon September 17, 2020 Kristen Hare
Missing the state fair? Here’s the link. The Minneapolis Star Tribune built a virtual experience that’s perfect for a pandemic September 10, 2020 Kristen Hare
A restaurant critic’s new job? Reviewing ‘Covid comfort’ levels. At The Orange County Register, the dining experience gets a pandemic perspective August 27, 2020 Kristen Hare
Covering Cedar Rapids’ derecho in the middle of a pandemic The Gazette’s editor thought another newsroom would be the first to figure out how to cover a disaster during the coronavirus. He was wrong. August 20, 2020 Kristen Hare
This local newsroom is growing during the pandemic Santa Cruz Local nearly doubled paying members since the coronavirus pandemic August 13, 2020 Kristen Hare
How do you follow a Pulitzer-winning project? By listening. ProPublica and the Anchorage Daily News worked with Alaskans to tell their stories about sexual assault July 16, 2020 Kristen Hare
What’s the infection rate where I live? How many people are in hospitals? What is there even to do? These projects offer answers. How local newsrooms are using data to help us understand a pandemic July 9, 2020 Kristen Hare
How 18 newsrooms captured one pandemic day in Minnesota The project is a collection of snapshots of Minnesotans “and how they are muddling through the unknown.” May 29, 2020 Kristen Hare
When a diva died, this Los Angeles Times reporter captured a story of grief and community in a pandemic Thái Thanh 'is really a citizen of two countries, her career a merging of cultural ideals and of unity and separation.' May 22, 2020 Kristen Hare
What work are you excited about right now? Share your latest local news projects with us. May 14, 2020 Kristen Hare
