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Journalism, storytelling, and other forms of interactive media are critical to civic engagement in democracies. Here we track those media and journalism tech projects that directly relate to citizens working to shift power in society.

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The Midwest Newsroom
iowapublicradio.org/midwest-newsroom

The Midwest Newsroom

The Midwest Newsroom is a partnership among Iowa Public Radio, KCUR in Kansas City, Nebraska Public Media News, St. Louis Public Radio and NPR.

Iowa
since 2021
Media, Journalism, Newsroom partnership networks
Migravoice
migravoice.eu

Migravoice

Amplifying voices of migrants and refugees in European Media

India (Bhārat) 🇮🇳
Media, Story-based campaigns, Translation and linguistic representation
migration
New York Focus
nysfocus.com

New York Focus

New York Focus is a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom covering state and local politics in the Empire State. We aim to make government more transparent by publishing in-depth journalism that explains ho...

New York
Media, Journalism, Nonprofit newsrooms
Investigative Reporting Lab (IRL) Macedonia
irl.mk

Investigative Reporting Lab (IRL) Macedonia

The Investigative Reporting Laboratory (IRL) is a non-profit media organization whose reporting focuses on corruption, crime and good governance.

North Macedonia (Severna Makedonija) 🇲🇰
since 2017
Watchdogging and transparency, Media, Journalism
Skeptic Reader
skepticreader.domesticstreamers.com

Skeptic Reader

Your personal bullshit🤌 detector for the Internet.

Spain (España) 🇪🇸
Fight disinformation, Media
extensions
A Visual Guide to the Influencers Shaping the 2024 Election
wired.com/story/visual-guide-to-influencers-shaping-2024-election

A Visual Guide to the Influencers Shaping the 2024 Election

From Hasan Piker to Logan Paul, this interactive display maps how online personalities on the right and the left are using their massive followings to influence the US election.

United States of America 🇺🇸
since 2024
Creators and Influencers, Organize campaigns, Media
US Election 2024
GCA Cybersecurity Toolkit for Journalists
globalcyberalliance.org/gca-cybersecurity-toolkit-for-journalists

GCA Cybersecurity Toolkit for Journalists

Free and effective tools you can use right now to take action to improve the cybersecurity and integrity of your newsroom.

United States of America 🇺🇸
Foundational layers, Cybersecurity, Journalism
Google News Initiative
newsinitiative.withgoogle.com

Google News Initiative

The Google News Initiative works with publishers and journalists to fight misinformation, share resources and build a diverse and innovative news ecosystem.

Mountain View, CA
Media, Journalism, Civic teams at tech companies
Google
Pre-launch Startups Lab
newsinitiative.withgoogle.com/pre-launch-lab

Pre-launch Startups Lab

The Google News Initiative Pre-launch Lab is a program supporting early stage entrepreneurs in journalism.

Media, Journalism, Accelerators
有据 (China Fact Check)
chinafactcheck.com

有据 (China Fact Check)

China's first independent fact-checker, verifying international news

China (Zhong Guo) 🇨🇳
since 2020
Factchecking, Fight disinformation, Media
Global Project Oasis
globalprojectoasis.org

Global Project Oasis

Project Oasis is a research effort to map independent digital media organizations, news creators and publishers-in-exile across 68 countries.

Journalism, Media, Civic tech catalogs
Re:filtered
pboehler.net/refiltered-newsletter

Re:filtered

In this monthly newsletter, this media nerd explores the opportunities that emerge in this disruptive moment for new models of civic media ventures.

Media, Newsletters
Mitigating the Risks of Political Microtargeting
bmz-digital.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/political-microtargeting-report.pdf

Mitigating the Risks of Political Microtargeting

Guidance for Policymakers, Civil Society, and Development Cooperation

Berlin
since 2024
Advertising, Fight disinformation, Media
reports
Inside The Newsroom
insidethenewsroom.substack.com

Inside The Newsroom

Inside The Newsroom is home to the largest curated journalism jobs board and calendar in the world.

Newsletters, Journalism, Media
Peabody Global Impact Awards
peabodyawards.com/categories/the-global-impact-award

Peabody Global Impact Awards

The Global Impact Award recognizes media or organizations that have profoundly changed the world for the better.

Georgia (US state)
since 2024
Awards and prizes, Media, Narrative tech
CredoIQ
credoiq.com

CredoIQ

TikTok Intelligence For US Politics

Brooklyn, NY
Media and social media analysis, Media
TikTok
News Ambassadors
bridgealliance.us/news-ambassadors

News Ambassadors

What might it sound like if a reporter in rural Missouri partnered with a reporter in New York City to together explore contentious issues and uplift common ground?

Florida
Polarization, Media, Journalism
students
Unboxed City
unboxedcity.mit.edu

Unboxed City

Art exhibition at MIT: critical explorations of ai and cities

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
since 2024
Artistic interventions, Artificial Intelligence, Media
city, Sustainable cities and communities
The Tiny News Collective
tinynewsco.org

The Tiny News Collective

Our mission is to support the voices historically excluded from media and media ownership.

California
Media, Journalism, Accelerators
racial equity, Gender Equality
Hack The Press
hackthepress.org

Hack The Press

Hack The Press is a movement. We're not satisfied by the current situation of owned media, and we've taken Michael Jackson's song "Man In The Mirror" to heart.

London
Media, Journalism, Meet the others
ProPublica
propublica.org

ProPublica

ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.

Media, Journalism, Investigative journalism tech
Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY
journalism.cuny.edu

Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY

At the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York, change is in our DNA.

219 W 40th St
since 2006
Media, Journalism, Academic programs
EDMO Fact-Checking Community
edmo.eu/areas-of-activities/fact-checking/fact-checking-community-how-to-join

EDMO Fact-Checking Community

We Need Cooperation Among Fact-Checkers

Florence
Media, Fight disinformation, Factchecking
Local Independent Online News (LION)
lionpublishers.com

Local Independent Online News (LION)

Creating and supporting independent news entrepreneurs

United States of America 🇺🇸
Media, Journalism, Peer networks
Legitimate
legitimate.net

Legitimate

Legitimate provides journalists and publishers with the latest [AI] tools to enhance their work while helping audiences build trust and have context in the content they consume.

Artificial Intelligence, Media, Journalism
Social Currant
socialcurrant.co

Social Currant

We help nonprofits, impact organizations & issue focused organizations collaborate with creators to reach audiences more effectively.

Washington, DC
Creators and Influencers, Media
Turning Wikimedia into a news-site credibility tool
misinfocon.com/turning-wikimedia-into-a-news-site-credibility-tool-422dbf28fdec

Turning Wikimedia into a news-site credibility tool

My new WikiCred project is aimed at making Wikidata/Wikipedia a more effective indicator of news-site credibility.

United States of America 🇺🇸
since 2024
Fight disinformation, Indicators, Media and social media analysis
Wikipedia
AI Journalism Lab
journalism.cuny.edu/j-plus/ai-journalism-lab

AI Journalism Lab

This 3-month hybrid, tuition-free and highly participatory program invites journalists to explore generative AI through theory and practice, and add meaningfully to the conversation.

CUNY Graduate Center
since 2024
Journalism, Media, Artificial Intelligence
Collaborate
propublica.gitbook.io/collaborate-user-manual

Collaborate

Collaborate is an open-source tool that newsrooms can use to enable multiple reporters to share a dataset.

Media, Journalism, Research tools
Bureau Local
thebureauinvestigates.com/local

Bureau Local

A collaborative, investigative network revealing stories that matter to communities across the UK

London
since 2010
Media, Journalism, Nonprofit newsrooms
The ComProp Navigator
navigator.oii.ox.ac.uk

The ComProp Navigator

This is an online resource guide for civil society groups looking to better deal with the problem of disinformation.

University of Oxford, 1 St Giles', Oxford OX1 3JS, UK
Media, Fight disinformation, Civic tech catalogs
Who Posted What
whopostedwhat.com

Who Posted What

whopostedwhat.com is a non public Facebook keyword search for people who work in the public interest. It allows you to search keywords on specific dates. You are granted access because of your work. W...

Media, Media and social media analysis
Facebook
StraightLines by Lucid Lens
chromewebstore.google.com/detail/lucid-lens/nnbngmdaegdapfhpcpdiijdhhejakjln

StraightLines by Lucid Lens

Here we introduce StraightLines, a proof-of-concept tool developed by AOI’s Lucid Lens team, that automatically rewrites news headlines to reflect the content of articles in a more accurate, less sens...

San Francisco
Artificial Intelligence, Media, Filter bubble poppers
extensions
自由微博 (FreeWeibo.com)
freeweibo.com

自由微博 (FreeWeibo.com)

自由微博 (FreeWeibo.com),匿名和不受屏蔽的新浪微博搜索,于 2012 年 10 月 11 日由 GreatFire.org 建立。

China (Zhong Guo) 🇨🇳
since 2011
Media, Media and social media analysis, Circumvention tech
American Journalism Project
theajp.org

American Journalism Project

We are a venture philanthropy investing in and building digital nonprofit newsrooms that are governed by, are sustained by, and look like the public they serve.

Washington, DC
Get funding, Investors, Media
OpenAI Partnership with American Journalism Project to support local news
openai.com/blog/partnership-with-american-journalism-project-to-support-local-news

OpenAI Partnership with American Journalism Project to support local news

A new $5+ million partnership aims to explore ways the development of artificial intelligence (AI) can support a thriving, innovative local news field, and ensure local news organizations shape the fu...

United States of America 🇺🇸
since 2023
Artificial Intelligence, Media, Journalism
Cityside Journalism
citysidejournalism.org

Cityside Journalism

Building community through local journalism

Bay Area, California
since 2020
Media, Local news, Nonprofit newsrooms
Mission Metrics
oaklandside.org/2021/03/15/oaklandside-mission-metrics-values-impact-journalism

Mission Metrics

When founding The Oaklandside in 2020, we launched Mission Metrics, an innovative pilot program for reader feedback.

Oakland, California
since 2020
Evaluate impact, Media, Listening
Impact Tracker
theimpactarchitects.com/impact-tracker

Impact Tracker

The IA Impact Tracker is a digital platform to help news organizations, funders, and other stakeholders understand the impact of journalism by defining, measuring, and tracking real world change.

Ohio
Evaluate impact, Media, Journalism
#ISOJ
isoj.org/research

#ISOJ

#GotaGoGama, which criticized Gotabaya's candidacy and highlighted human rights abuses.

Austin, TX
since 2011
Peer-reviewed research, Academia, Journals
Lenfest News Philanthropy Network
lenfestinstitute.org/lenfest-news-philanthropy-network

Lenfest News Philanthropy Network

The Lenfest News Philanthropy Network is a community of practice designed to support and build capacity for fundraising and development professionals in journalism.

Media, Journalism, Get funding
Statewide News Collective
lenfestinstitute.org/national-solutions-for-local-news/statewide-news-collective

Statewide News Collective

The Statewide News Collective is a community for news organizations serving statewide audiences launched by The Lenfest Institute, RevLab at The Texas Tribune, and Spotlight PA.

Media, Journalism, Peer networks
state
Engaged Cities Community of Practice
lenfestinstitute.org/national-solutions-for-local-news/engaged-cities-community-of-practice

Engaged Cities Community of Practice

Engaged Cities is a community of practice for news organizations with engagement-first approaches to serving U.S. cities.

Media, Journalism, Peer networks
city, Sustainable cities and communities
Future of Journalism
open.spotify.com/show/13LOjCqk1CIbHcsuRuNOXr

Future of Journalism

Podcast from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism

University of Oxford, 1 St Giles', Oxford OX1 3JS, UK
Podcasts, Media, Journalism
podcasts
Audience Community of Practice
lenfestinstitute.org/national-solutions-for-local-news/audience-community-of-practice

Audience Community of Practice

The Audience Community of Practice is a group providing support for audience development news professionals.

Media, Journalism, Peer networks
Trump Trials Clearinghouse
justsecurity.org/88175/trump-trials-clearinghouse

Trump Trials Clearinghouse

To help readers parse through these complex legal developments, we have centralized information on Trump’s major cases in the most comprehensive clearinghouse of its kind.

New York University
since 2023
Watchdogging and transparency, Media, Archives
corruption
Say No to Disinfo
saynotodisinfo.com

Say No to Disinfo

Say No To Disinfo mines peer-reviewed empirical studies for insight on the most effective way to combat any information threat.

London
Media, Fight disinformation
Global Voices Advox
advox.globalvoices.org

Global Voices Advox

A project of Global Voices, we are a global anti-censorship network of bloggers and activists dedicated to protecting freedom of expression online.

Stichting Global Voices, Kingsfodweg 151, 1043GR Amsterdam, The Netherlands
News and blogs, Solidarity networks, Media
Peace, justice, and strong institutions, free speech
Mano Valstybė
manovalstybe.info

Mano Valstybė

This website provides data on the turnover of leaders in municipal and state-owned enterprises, and their connections with political parties or associations.

Media, Media monitoring, Government transparency
OpenArchive
open-archive.org

OpenArchive

OpenArchive helps history's first responders safely store, verify, and share critical evidence. We conduct co-research, build tools, and create guides that advance human rights every day.

Archives, Media, Open-source intelligence (OSINT)
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