Two weeks ago I shared how I was trying to find an ethical way to use generative AI in the newsroom. As I was writing that ...

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An interview with Julia Schleck, who argues that rather than serving the public good, universities should be a forum to define and debate the public good A conversation with Sasha Issenberg about his ...

Two Oregon warehouses have been in an active outbreak for nearly 19 months. Elsewhere in the country, warehouse workers report continual cases ...

As we get closer to Election Day, the investigative team at CalMatters has been finding ways to stay grounded in what’s at stake and localize national issues. So, Monique O. Madan, one of our ...

California lawmakers are abandoning an ambitious proposal to force Google to pay news companies for using their content, opting instead for a deal in which the tech giant has agreed to pay $172 ...

Natural disasters have affected nearly 90 percent of U.S. counties since 2013, and while many households know about preparing emergency kits, a recent FEMA survey found a large drop in how many people ...

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