Congrats to Fresh Air co-host and JSK alum Tonya Mosley who is on this year's Ebony Power 100 list. buff.ly/llEKIcG

"this is explicitly a yes, and space. The change in pressure and energy was palpable. And it couldn’t have come at a better time for me." – Ben Werdmuller, 2027 JSK Fellow buff.ly/tANiZTL

Seeking a "yes, and" space

How the JSK Fellowship is putting me in a more generative culture.

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JSK alum Terry Parris Jr. has been testing the idea of public libraries as newsrooms since 2019. And it’s working, with new pilots in Miami, NJ and Boston. Read more about his definition of success for the Library Newsroom Project. buff.ly/YSUP33W

The Library Newsroom Project could be coming to a library near you

"Journalism can live inside the public library and allow people to take part in it together."

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Today marks two weeks in California for me. The start of the @jskstanford.bsky.social has cemented for me that this is a gift: something I badly needed, and something I feel very lucky to be a part of. Good things will happen this year. And what lovely people to be in fellowship with.

Highly recommend the new Tom Rosenstiel book, "The Next Journalism." It's full of examples, but its real value is its guidance in getting journalists thinking in fresh ways about our craft and mission, and particularly about how we engage with our communities. This is fertile ground.

This collection includes access to expert-curated data sets, info monitoring tools, news geolocation. Fantastic suite of services from an awesome group of partners - something for everyone*! *Except people who hate transparency.

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MuckRock just got a lot more powerful. 🎉 Four new tools are joining our ecosystem, with most of them free for every MuckRock account holder. www.muckrock.com/news/archive... Thread for synopsis 🧵

What happens when the push for critical minerals outpaces oversight? 2026 Knight-Risser Prize winner Sam Schramski investigates a new mining boom across Western public lands, and its impact on nearby communities. jsk.stanford.edu/news/sam-sch...

👏 Congrats again to JSK alum Patricia Mercado Sánchez, founder and CEO of Conexión Migrante, as the recipient of its 2026 ICFJ News Innovation Award. buff.ly/ndwyy6G

Informational event vs persuasive political speech: Where do you draw the line on presidential addresses? buff.ly/f8BA4Ht

When does a president deserve prime-time television? - Poynter

As President Trump prepares to speak tonight, TV networks are weighing the public’s need to know against the risk of amplifying falsehoods

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"There are grave concerns within the FBI that the results of the examination will reflect political influence, building on previous efforts by the administration to break longstanding guardrails meant to keep the federal government from interfering with elections."

FBI Has Looked at Using Questionable AI Tech to Review Signatures on Seized Mail-In Ballots

As part of President Trump’s continued push to discredit the results of the 2020 election, his administration has considered using AI technology to scrutinize tens of thousands of ballots seized in…

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Journalism's future will be built through collaboration, and Big Local News' Story Discovery 2026 captured that spirit. We're proud to see JSK alums Simon Willison and Kae Petrin sharing their work alongside so many others. buff.ly/SY8CJlh

‘Journalism isn’t a competition’: Story Discovery 2026 talks collaboration and opportunity in emerging tech

Getting breaking news election results out in local counties has become what feels like Bay City News reporter Ciara Zavala’s “life’s work.” The work has had its ups and downs—in 2024, her pipeline…

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Please help us welcome these three distinguished journalists will join the Stanford Journalism Program. buff.ly/T9pAaho

Award-winning journalists join Stanford Journalism Program faculty

Alice Li, Laura Holson and Connie Guglielmo bring with them decades of experience from some of the world’s leading newsrooms.

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If your organization's founder left tomorrow, what would break first? JSK Fellow Kae Petrin argues that the next era of journalism won't be defined by founders but by institutions that can outlast them.

How the Trans Journalists Association is transitioning into the future

What’s next for me, and what’s next for us.

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Instead of creating a new problem for local journalism, what if AI merely exposes an old one? buff.ly/2FxFjU7

Local journalism’s AI problem is that we never solved its consumer problem

If our goal is impact, we are unlikely to achieve it with paraphrased snippets in an AI Overview. Only deep, hard-earned relationships with…

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2026 JSK Fellow Allison Herrera explored questions of Indigenous identity and accountability. When identity claims shape institutions, communities and public understanding, what responsibility does journalism have to verify them?

Reporting on Indigenous identity fraud helped me navigate talking about my own identity

For decades, a man who invented himself as the “last full blooded Chumash” fooled people into believing his Indigenous identity claims…

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Journalism asks communities to open up, but how often does it reciprocate? In her final article as a 2026 JSK Fellow, Candice Mays reflects on a recent trip that reframed how she thinks about community engagement, and what it means to earn a story rather than extract one. buff.ly/IkELROb

“Can You See Our Heart?” What a Class Trip To New Orleans Taught Me About Living Archives

I was at Stanford as a John S. Knight Journalism Fellow to study archives, not AI. That much was clear after the fall quarter. But I wasn’t…

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Photography is becoming data. That's both powerful and complicated. In his final piece as a 2026 JSK fellow, Sebastián Hidalgo reflects on images, evidence and what it means to document this moment in history. buff.ly/hCrJkAV

The optic nerve to document

Why images as data could be photography’s next era

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The loneliness epidemic is real, and so is declining trust in news. 2026 JSK Fellow Elise Pepple thinks those two facts are connected and she has a proposal on what to do about it. buff.ly/zEE8Do0

The Future Perfect

We are living in an epidemic of loneliness that everyone from the former surgeon general to the Pope is talking about. At the same time…

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🚨 Don't miss the deadline. Up to $10K is available to help fund your environmental reporting. Apply now for the Knight-Risser prize. 📣 If you know someone who should apply, please spread the word. jsk.stanford.edu/knightrisser

📣✨ Three cheers for the 2026 JSK Journalism Fellows! What a fabulous year. This is an amazingly smart, enthusiastic and resilient group of leaders. And we’re excited to see what they accomplish next. Congratulations to you all!

At least 18 NPR journalists have accepted buyouts and another 10 have been laid off as the public media network attempts to save money and reorganize the newsroom. n.pr/3RxYWqE

NPR's newsroom shrinks through buyouts and layoffs

At least 18 NPR journalists have accepted buyouts and another 10 have been laid off as the public media network attempts to save money and reorganize the newsroom.

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John-Allan Namu's JSK year gave him a window into what's happening with AI. It showed him what Africa needs from it, and what to avoid. buff.ly/0rZnK9Q

WIZARDS OF NOTHING

Silicon Valley is casting spells. Here is what I think they are missing.

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Kae Petrin's latest piece as a 2026 JSK Fellow at Stanford is a look at nonprofit leadership, succession planning and knowing when to step back.

How the Trans Journalists Association is transitioning into the future

What’s next for me, and what’s next for us.

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Which environmental story deserves more attention right now? Apply for the Knight-Risser Prize and get funding to dig deeper into the issues too often overlooked or hidden. 💰 Up to $10,000 🗓 Deadline: June 2, 2026 jsk.stanford.edu/knightrisser

Applications for the NAHJ-Apple News fellowship are open through May 29. buff.ly/dv8bN5R

Fellowships – National Association of Hispanic Journalists

NAHJ fellowships provide aspiring and early-career journalists with immersive, real-world experience through partnerships with top media organizations. These programs are designed to strengthen…

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Intention + Process = Journalism. 2026 Fellow Sérgio Spagnuolo shares his formula for defining journalism in 2026 buff.ly/KNtvFPf

Toward a new formula to define journalism

A simple way to think of how journalism fits in the online content machine

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Congrats to 2010 JSK alum Krissy Clark and the team behind the Peabody-winning documentary "When We All Get to Heaven."

When We All Get to Heaven – The Peabody Awards

Eureka Street Productions

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Apply to win up to $10,000 for an enterprise or investigative environmental story. Visit the link to learn more and apply. ⏰️ Deadline: June 2.

The Knight-Risser Prize for Western Environmental Journalism

The Knight-Risser Prize for Western Environmental Journalism provides up to a $10,000 stipend to support the reporting of an enterprise or investigative environmental story in the western United…

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“the lessons of emergency medicine can be applied to the work we all need to do to make sure that journalism survives the current crisis.” – Damaso Reyes, 2026 JSK Fellow

What Learning to Save Lives Taught Me About Saving Journalism

“So, what classes are you taking?”

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What happens when a newsroom doesn't just report on a broken system but helps it repair itself? That's the question at the heart of Jennifer's latest article as a 2026 JSK Fellow. buff.ly/gY3p0ze

From “Something Else” to Something Specific: Journalist As Circulator

Dispatches from my JSK Fellowship

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