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Source: Texas must repair damage to Public Information Act – Victoria Advocate – Victoria, TX

When newspaper baron Joseph Pulitzer willed a fortune to Columbia University before his death in 1911, journalism was a vastly different profession than it is today. Most associations like the Amer…

Source: It’s time to reinvent the Pulitzer Prizes for this media age

An Outside the Lines investigation found several examples at Baylor in which school officials either failed to investigate, or adequately investigate, allegations of sexual violence.

Source: OTL: Women say Baylor ignored sexual assaults

Here are five stories you can do using ProPublica’s interactive database, Debt by Degrees. Each one comes complete with easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions.

Source: Reporting Recipe: How to Investigate Student Debt at Your College – ProPublica

Giving readers a reason to care.

Source: The Nut Graf, Part I

According to text messages in new court documents, U-Va. student was aggressively pursuing a romantic relationship but had been rebuffed just ahead of now-discounted rape allegations.

Source: ‘Catfishing’ over love interest might have spurred U-Va. gang-rape debacle

Talking journalism, and craft, in the writing bunker of one of the greats.

Source: Studio Visit: Gay Talese — The Hand & Eye

Video interviews with news industry innovators including Steven Levy and Evan Smith. Built to help journalists stay ahead of the curve.

Source: The Future of News: News, tech & culture

Journalist from Salem High School was seeking information on blocked district websites.

Source: Student reporter hit with big bill after FOIA request

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