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Women Do News is closing the gender gap on Wikipedia
“We’re a bunch of ladies who are really tired of being left out,” said journalist Angilee Shah, founding member and board chair of Women Do News (WDN). WDN is an…
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Voices: Suffering in silence
What it’s like living with OCD Sitting in the backseat of my dad’s Toyota Corolla, I lean my head up against the window,looking at the flurry of highway signs go…
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How newsrooms are using native platforms to engage with readers
News organizations are growing their own platforms to distribute their content to readers. Newsletters, apps and push notifications create a set of data owned by the outlet, helping it become…
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Philly celebrates hip-hop’s 50th anniversary
Philly has a rich musical history of pioneering the genre and culture of hip-hop. The nation is celebrating 50 years of hip-hop this month. The history of hip-hop extends back…
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Freelancing is still unsustainable. Here’s what could make it better.
When journalist Ryan Singel freelanced in the early 2000s, there was still cheap rent in California’s Bay Area and publications typically paid anywhere from 50 cents to $1.50 a word.…
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Election coverage in a changing political landscape
The 2024 election cycle will provide new challenges to election coverage with the continued growth of the internet, overcoming misinformation and certain groups’ lack of access to accurate information. The…
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Philly on the screen: From “Rocky” to “Abbott Elementary” to “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” the city is brimming with entertainment
The City of Brotherly Love is constantly within the gaze of the media. From “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” to “Rocky” to “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” Philly’s culture has…
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Journalists show support for Evan Gershkovich at ONA23
One hundred forty-nine days. That’s how long Wall Street Journal Reporter Evan Gershkovich has been detained in Russia. Gershkovich was on a reporting trip to Yekaterinburg, about 800 miles east…
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Take a trip to a Phillies game
Just a 15 minute train ride away from the ONA23 conference in the heart of South Philadelphia, the Phillies are making an exhilarating playoff run. It may be time to…
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How the Associated Press is bridging the gap between local and national newsrooms through AI
As local newsrooms and major media outlets across the nation wrestle with what to do with artificial intelligence, the Associated Press is looking at ways to incorporate the technology into…
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