February 2026
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Accessibility is Black History
What Haben Girma and a longer lineage of Black advocates teach us about access
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April 9 marks inaugural Local News Day
National day of action connects communities with trusted local news
The Word on News
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Clarity is not the enemy of depth
Don’t hide behind technical language and jargon; explain it
The Word on Opinion
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How to write alt text for news
If your image disappeared, how would you describe it?
The Word on Opinion
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For the love of editing
Good editing is the invisible hand that shapes quality, trust, and accessibility
The Word on Opinion
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ONA touts 2026 convention plan
ONA unveils a preview of its annual journalism conference, planned in Chicago on March 30-April 1, 2026, and the program it is developing.
The Word on News
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April 9 marks inaugural Local News Day
National day of action connects communities with trusted local news
The Word on News
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ONA touts 2026 convention plan
ONA unveils a preview of its annual journalism conference, planned in Chicago on March 30-April 1, 2026, and the program it is developing.
The Word on News
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The Word goes monthly
The magazine is changing to a monthly publishing schedule starting Feb. 5, 2026
The Word on News
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How reporters should cover law enforcement shootings
How reporters should cover law enforcement shootings Two veteran journalists discuss how journalists can best report situations like the Wednesday’s ICE officer shooting Minnesota resident Renee Nicole Good Front pages around the…
The Word on News
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NewsGuild launches campaign to challenge AI-driven content
Unionized journalists across the United States launched a new initiative aimed at confronting the rapid spread of generative artificial intelligence in newsrooms.
The Word on News
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Clarity is not the enemy of depth
Don’t hide behind technical language and jargon; explain it
The Word on Opinion
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How to write alt text for news
If your image disappeared, how would you describe it?
The Word on Opinion
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For the love of editing
Good editing is the invisible hand that shapes quality, trust, and accessibility
The Word on Opinion
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Accessibility in journalism needs funding too
Nonprofit journalism funders must put money behind removing barriers for the disabled community
The Word on Opinion
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Lead with local
When local stories are national, let’s support the newsrooms already embedded in the communities
The Word on Opinion
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A blueprint for local news survival
LION releases sustainability 2025 audit showing need for strong stuctures
The Word on Analysis
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When a lie is a lie
Why newsrooms hesitate to call it out — and what’s at stake
The Word on Analysis
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Trump takes the American cultural wars to international level at U.N.
The United Nations General Assembly has long been the venue of idealism. On Tuesday, it was where Trump brought America’s culture wars to an international stage.
The Word on Analysis
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The media made a bad situation even worse
The media’s failure to follow the most basic rules of good journalism made America less safe.
The Word on Analysis
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