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Beth Schwartzapfel has covered criminal justice issues all over the United States. Pictured, the New York County Supreme Court building in Lower Manhattan. (gigi_nyc/Flickr Creative Commons)
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Advice on asking tough questions

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Tips for digital security

This article originally appeared on Navigator, GroundTruth’s newsletter for early-career journalists. You can subscribe to Navigator here.  Protecting your...

Jul 25, 2017
Marines with Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 3, run for cover during a fire fight in Nawa District, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 2, 2009. Dave Philipps covers veterans issues, and found out about suicidal veterans who had served in Afghanistan through a social media group they used. (Lance Cpl. John McCall via ISAF Public Affairs/Flickr Creative Commons)
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Pulitzer Prize winner Dave Philipps on using social media to find untold stories

This article originally appeared on Navigator, GroundTruth’s newsletter for early-career journalists. You can subscribe to Navigator here.  Journalists often...

Jul 11, 2017
Treat political reporting as storytelling. That's advice from Ben Schreckinger, a reporter for POLITICO. Before reporting about politics in Washington, D.C., Ben was a GroundTruth Fellow reporting from Burma. (Kevin Harber/Flickr)
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How to get into political journalism and do it really well

This article originally appeared on Navigator, GroundTruth’s newsletter for early-career journalists. You can subscribe to Navigator here.  Covering...

Jun 27, 2017
GroundTruth fellows Nichole Sobecki (left) and Laura Heaton (right) stand between two cannons on their reporting trip to Somalia, where they documented links between drought and violent conflict.
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Reporting in a high-risk place? Here’s how you can prepare.

This article originally appeared on Navigator, GroundTruth’s newsletter for early-career journalists. You can subscribe to Navigator here.  Editor's...

Jun 12, 2017
Nichole Sobecki (pictured) reported in Somalia and Dadaab refugee camp for The GroundTruth Project.
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Freelancers, here’s how to nudge news outlets to actually pay you

This article originally appeared on Navigator, GroundTruth's newsletter for early-career journalists. You can subscribe to Navigator here.  You...

May 26, 2017
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How to succeed in photojournalism, according to Ed Kashi

This article originally appeared in Navigator, The GroundTruth Project's newsletter for early-career journalists. Click here to subscribe. Early...

May 15, 2017
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Six tips from the ‘Spotlight’ team that exposed the clergy sex abuse scandal

This article originally appeared on Navigator, GroundTruth's newsletter for early-career journalists.  The Boston Globe’s original investigative team, depicted...

May 01, 2017
Pro tip: You shouldn't claim a "home office" on your taxes if it's your couch, or a part of the house used for other purposes – like studying or watching Netflix. (Illustration by Natalie Kenney/GroundTruth)
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10 things freelance journalists need to know about filing their taxes

1) You have to file freelance income if you’ve made over $400 in net income (paycheck minus expenses)....

Mar 22, 2017
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