Reporting checklist: Responsible pro-Palestine community coverage
By Massarah Mikati and Jennifer Brandel Author’s note: Growing up as an Arab American Muslim in the post-9/11 world, I rarely felt that the mainstream media properly represented my communities…
Read More‘Tread lightly and be selfish’: A partnerships guide for BIPOC-focused newsrooms
By Massarah Mikati You’re a news outlet serving communities of color, and you were just approached by a mainstream, predominantly white media organization for a partnership or collaboration. Maybe they…
Read MoreGet Hearken’s EMS & Engaged Elections Training – Deadline Aug 13
Engaged Elections Training + Hearken’s EMS = Winning Combo Back by popular demand, we’re offering the Engaged Elections cohort training. Thanks to generous support from the Knight Foundation, we’re able to…
Read MoreBuild your community-centered voter guide
By Massarah Mikati Our job as journalists during election season is to get critical, useful information out to our audiences that will increase civic engagement. But how can we get…
Read More14 Weeks to Go! Coverage Roadmap for Election Reporters
By Pam Fessler, The Elections Group and former NPR News correspondent Voting in this year’s general election will begin as early as Sept. 20, only seven weeks away. Newsrooms have…
Read MoreTour the Knight Election Hub
By Massarah Mikati If your newsroom could use help covering the 2024 election, you’ll want to check out this webinar touring the Knight Election Hub! The Knight Election Hub is your…
Read MoreNewsroom Help Desk: Staying ahead of Democratic nomination developments
By Bridget Thoreson and Massarah Mikati Updated July 30, 2024 President Joe Biden withdrawing his candidacy for the Democratic nomination weeks ahead of Chicago’s convention has upended the march toward…
Read MoreNewsroom Help Desk: Navigating election coverage after Trump rally shooting
By Massarah Mikati Updated Wednesday, July 17, 2024 At a rally in Pennsylvania on July 13, former President Donald Trump was shot at. Politicians from every persuasion have issued statements…
Read MoreGolden Insights: Lessons from Election SOS Newsrooms
With any initiative Hearken does, we do our best to make time for reflection. It can be tough to do it — being reactive to incoming requests and planning for…
Read MoreAccurately reporting on election threats and interrupting the spread of anti-democratic lies
This explainer piece is for reporters covering elections. It offers valuable, actionable tips and provides context for what many communities will experience around claims of voter fraud. Let’s get to…
Read MoreCybersecurity 101
Reporting during a contentious election cycle exposes both reporters and newsrooms to a host of cybersecurity concerns. And, chances are, between campaign speeches, tight publication deadlines and on-background sources, you…
Read MoreScenario Planning for Political Violence
We hosted a training in late September about Extremism and Police Violence that featured two speakers from More in Common (MIC), a nonpartisan research nonprofit that works to counter polarization…
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