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Celebrating the Power of Community Journalism in Fort Worth During Election Seasons

Tuesday, October 11, 2022 | 6:00 pm CT
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Choosing Community: Toward a Civic and Informed South Florida

Saturday, September 24, 2022 | 11:30 am ET
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Noticias duras: El periodismo y la amenaza de la desinformación

ReportJune 14, 2022

Los periodistas nunca antes han tenido que enfrentar una oleada tan extrema de falsedades y manipulaciones potenciadas por algoritmos y actores nefastos, y además en un momento en que… More

Community-Based Policy Approaches to Sustaining and Strengthening Local and Ethnic Media

Thursday, June 2, 2022 | 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm PT
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Hard News: Journalists and the Threat of Disinformation

ReportApril 14, 2022

Never before have journalists had to work in the face of such an extreme surge of falsehoods and manipulations supercharged by algorithms and nefarious actors, and at a time… More

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The PEN Pod: On NSO Group Accountability, Payroll Credit for Compensation of Local News Journalists, and Eliminating Facial Recognition Technology from Facebook

InterviewNovember 5, 2021

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InterviewJune 17, 2021

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