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Rachel Wachman, @concordmonitornews.bsky.social
Andrea Richards, @indyweek.bsky.social and @theassemblync.bsky.social
@mackoxenden.bsky.social, Straight Arrow News
Hannah Kaufman, The Morning Sentinel (@pressherald.com)
👏 @chjreportinghealth.bsky.social is delighted to announce the selection of 10 talented journalists who will participate in our 2026 Impact Fund for Reporting on Equity in Health and Health Care. 🔗 Learn more at bit.ly/2026ImpactGrantees #ASCJ #HealthReporting #HealthJournalism
@narrativepower.bsky.social's Rinku Sen shares these valuable tips for journalists and writers covering immigration — from choosing language carefully to avoiding the repetition of misinformation. #ImmigrationReporting #ResponsibleReporting #LanguageMatters #MediaLiteracy
Sen reminds journalists: "If you're reporting on this, you have to just really think about where about the relative power of your sources...you certainly don't have to give misinformation energy."
Sen shares how the campaign started: "For many years since the 1960s, '70s, '80s, people had been trying to get reporters & journalists to stop using the phrase 'illegal immigrant,' but they had not succeeded up until the 2010s when we ran our campaign." #languagematters
Today’s webinar at 11:30am PDT on immigration reporting will make you rethink your coverage. 🔗 Register now: bit.ly/ImmigrationReporting Join us for a thought-provoking conversation about the ways language used in immigration reporting reflects broader narratives and political agendas.
“Deny entry to all female foreigners.” "Require sterilization of all foreign visitors prior to entry.” “Are we right in saying that ‘these dogs and cats in Ohio are celebrating this afternoon?’”
Free webinar: How immigration language in reporting has been politically weaponized ⏰ Wed 7/29, 11:30am PDT 🔗 Register: bit.ly/ImmigrationReporting Rinku Sen of @narrativepower.bsky.social joins @chjreportinghealth.bsky.social’s Michelle Levander to unpack what's at stake for immigrants.
💭 Why does language around immigration matter? Join the conversation in our next webinar: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗪𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗹𝗹: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗺𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 ⏰ Wednesday, July 29, 2026, 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT 🔗 Visit bit.ly/ImmigrationR... to register @narrativepower.bsky.social
"Our relentless pursuit of the facts is our primary responsibility," says Hawkins. But he also stresses: “When you do this work, take care of yourselves and love yourselves. Figure out what you need to do to take care of yourself.” #Journalism #MentalHealth #NewsroomWellness #SelfCare
About his memoir: "I thought it was important to do this book because I thought it would give people an understanding of how the past relates to the present and the intergenerational reality of American history that we can't just see our history in isolation from how we are today."
HAPPENING SOON! Please join us for: 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁: 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 ⏰ Tuesday, July 14, 2026, 10 - 11am PDT 📖 Featuring author & journalist Lee Hawkins 🔗 Register and learn more at bit.ly/HistoryReportingStrategies
There's still time to apply for our Data Fellowship! 🔗 Visit bit.ly/2026DataFellowship (Deadline: 7/22) Hear what last year’s Data Fellows shared during their in-person training in Los Angeles. @uscannenberg #ASCJ #DataReporting #JournalismFellowship #InvestigativeJournalism
📌 Less than a week left to register for our next webinar! Join us for: 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁: 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 ⏰ Tuesday, July 14, 2026, 10 - 11am PDT 📖 Featuring author & journalist Lee Hawkins 🔗 Visit bit.ly/HistoryReportingStrategies to register and learn more.
💭 How can journalists dig deeper into the past? Learn how at our next webinar, “Making the Past Present: Strategies for Reporting on History” 🗓️ Tuesday, July 14, 2026 🕰️ 10 - 11 am PDT 🎤 Featuring author Lee Hawkins 🔗 Register and learn more at bit.ly/HistoryReportingStrategies
If you're attending the annual @aajaofficial.bsky.social convention this week, join our National Engagement Editor Teena Apeles and @fi2w.org Managing Editor Mia Warren for a special workshop, "Caregiving as a journalist," on June 26, 2:30 p.m. CT. #AAJA26
Subscribe to our newsletter at bit.ly/CHJnewsletters to learn more about our fellowship opportunities! #ASCJ #HealthJournalism #HealthReporting #InvestigativeJournalism
👉 Follow the conversation and the Fellows’ reporting journeys at #USCNationalFellows. 📸 Select photos by Jill Connelly.
We are grateful to the @rwjf.org and @annieecaseyfdn.bsky.social for making our 2026 National Fellowship possible.
We can’t wait to see the stories they report over the next five months as they embark on their investigative projects exploring the well-being of children, youth and families across the nation.
Fellows spent the week getting to know one another while sharing reporting challenges and tips.