Even if you have incredible findings to report, that might not matter if the data is too complicated — or dull! — to explain. Many of the best ways to report data for audio will translate to print and other media. Learn how to convey complicated data while remaining accurate and holding your audience’s attention.
During this class, you’ll learn:
(1) The basics of data reporting.
(2) The basics of audio reporting.
(3) How to bring the two together — without losing your listeners!
A workshop on care, coaching and connection for post-pandemic news leaders
At its core, trauma-informed leadership recognizes and respects human experiences. Post-pandemic news organizations require us to reorder our skill set, moving “soft” skills to the top. While the soft skills of leadership are hard, API believes these skills will help retain critical perspectives and pivotal voices in news organizations — those from journalists of color and women.
In this self-reflective session — led by Sam Ragland, API’s senior vice president — we’ll check the editing, producing and managing at the (Zoom) door, and instead invite care, coaching and connection to the table. Participants will contribute anonymously to a set of interactive slides and receive real-time coaching and context as their responses come in.
Join this event to:
- Learn a framework for understanding the core needs necessary to support the psychological safety of your team
- Build a 30-day plan that outlines a series of behaviors to practice in order to model the values of either care, coaching or connection
To support journalists and their well-being during Mental Health Awareness Month, API has offered this free, interactive webinar since May 2024. If you attended this session last year and found it helpful, please encourage your colleagues and friends in news to join this year.
This workshop offers a practical introduction to using AI for investigative journalism, focusing on real-world reporting applications. It covers workflows for extracting structure from text, cleaning data, identifying patterns, and checking findings with greater speed and depth, with demonstrations drawn from reporting on audit reports, public budgets, climate spending, and ad library data. It shows how investigative journalists can use AI tools to explore complex information and develop story ideas.
Housing intersects with nearly every major story journalists cover today—from elections and education to health, climate, business, and public safety. Yet many reporters believe housing is a specialized beat or feel unprepared to cover it responsibly.
This session, led by Princeton’s Eviction Lab, is designed for journalists of all beats and experience levels. Whether you’re a breaking news reporter, investigative journalist, data reporter, audience engagement journalist, or editor, we’ll show why housing deserves your attention—and how to cover it well without necessarily becoming a full-time housing reporter.
In this panel, attendees will learn:
- What’s happening nationally in housing and homelessness, including recent shifts in policy, affordability, and displacement—and how these trends connect to electoral politics and local governance.
- Four to five essential data tools every journalist should know to report on housing, eviction, rent, and homelessness, with a practical introduction to accessible resources and datasets.
- How to find housing stories in any community, including tips for identifying newsworthy angles beyond press releases and official statements.
- Ethical sourcing practices, with guidance on interviewing tenants and unhoused people in ways that minimize harm and avoid stigma.
- Examples of strong housing journalism, highlighting work that has driven accountability, influenced policy, or changed public understanding.
- Attendees will leave with concrete tools, story ideas, and a clearer sense of how housing reporting can strengthen their core beat—no matter what they usually cover.