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Reporting Strategies

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A deep dive on homelessness offers enduring lessons for early-career reporter

Data analysis is a powerful reporting tool. But as one reporter learns, it’s insufficient unless it’s grounded in the reality of the community you’re reporting on.

Housing and Homeslessness, Poverty and Class
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How a trauma-informed approach to domestic violence stories puts survivors first

Two journalists were recently joined by a domestic violence survivor and advocate to share tips for reporting on domestic violence in ways that respect a survivor’s wellbeing and safety.

Domestic Violence
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How one reporter cuts through the noise on autism, amid the deluge of misinformation

A science reporter for the Los Angeles Times shares her strategies for drawing readers’ attention back to the truth, as waves of misinformation emanate from the highest levels of government.

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Investigating a shadow child welfare system in Texas was a huge undertaking, but these strategies helped

In Texas, a journalist uncovers a "shadow child welfare system that operates outside the purview of state officials, in spaces created by gaps in oversight and the law."

Poverty and Class, Patient Safety and Ethics
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I went to rural Alaska to report on school buildings. I found a system built on neglect and apathy.

A reporter grapples with the lack of progress in fixing the health and safety problems faced by rural students and staff in Alaska's public school system.

Race and Equity, Women's and Maternal Health
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From trauma to change: Centering Black families in coverage of child welfare reform

A journalist examines the child welfare system’s racial disparities, its generational impact on Black families, and community solutions amid funding cuts and the need for reforms.

Race and Equity, Poverty and Class
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Why reporters should include kinship families, or grandfamilies, in their beat coverage

Millions of U.S. children live with relatives, yet such "kinship families" lack support and visibility. Reporting their stories can help change that.

Poverty and Class, Health Insurance and Costs
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The ‘unprecedented divestment’ in children at the federal level deserves more coverage

“We have never seen anything like this,” a longtime children's policy advocate told reporters taking part in the Center's 2025 National Fellowship.

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In Oakland, many residents lack access to healthy food, and city policies are making the issue worse

A reporter's look at food insecurity in Oakland reveals deep health impacts, community-led solutions and cuts to key programs.

Food and Nutrition, Poverty and Class
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The GOP is on the cusp of major changes to Medicaid. Ready your coverage now.

Members of the House Energy and Commerce committee are slated to begin marking up key parts of the GOP bill on Tuesday.

Health Insurance and Costs

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