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Katharine Mieszkowski reported on the largest residential water users during the California drought. (Kevin Cortopassi/Flickr Creative Commons)

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Investigative reporting tips with Reveal’s Katharine Mieszkowski

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In an age of division, a journey to demystify journalism

BOSTON — Even in a time of great division, there are moments when we come together. An historic...

Aug 28, 2017

If public information requests make you think of endless documents in manila envelopes, fear not. We have some tips for crafting and following up on your public records request. (Marcin Wichary/Flickr Creative Commons)

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Tips for filing public records requests

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

Aug 22, 2017

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Latvia: As Russian propaganda gets more sophisticated, Latvian journalists step up Anti-Russian protesters in Riga on May 9,...

Aug 18, 2017

Little Moscow enclave. (David Jordan/Medill/GroundTruth)

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Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Russian loyalty still holds strong sway over Bulgaria's culture and politics Burgas, Bulgaria, wants to be an...

Aug 18, 2017

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

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

Aug 09, 2017

Photojournalist Horst Faas, who took this picture of the Vietnam War, is among five journalists whose efforts at holding the U.S. government accountable is featured in the documentary, DATELINE—SAIGON. (Horst Faas via Dateline-Saigon)

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Documentary about Vietnam War reporters holds lessons for the present

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts — Like an illumination round fired from an artillery shell, a new documentary film titled...

Aug 04, 2017

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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