Singapore-based investigative journalist Shibani Mahtani has won the 2026 Shorenstein Journalism Award for Excellence in Asia-Pacific Coverage: aparc.fsi.stanford.edu/news/singapo...

Paulette Brown-Hinds, Black Voice News publisher and JSK alum, discusses how collaborative funding models strengthen access to trusted local reporting.

"offering evidence alone is not enough: We must also understand fears, acknowledge contexts, and craft narratives that connect emotionally, foster conversation, and build community resilience." buff.ly/yMSiHVM

Yesterday’s rally at The Post drew a huge crowd to fight for journalism and to #SaveThePost. These layoffs are shameful, and we are all worse off because of them. Still, we will continue to fight for journalism and for a free press.

Jeff Bezos used to talk about The Washington Post with real curiosity, and the things he said were interesting and specific. Over time, that changed. www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/some...

Today's rally at The Post building was a powerful show of solidarity from fellow unions, community members, longtime Post readers, past and current Post journalists, international press, city council members, and everyone else who knows that we must #SaveThePost Thank you for your solidarity. ✊

On Friday, January 9, ICE arrested a member of our union, the Minnesota Newspaper and Communications Guild, as part of Operation Metro Surge. He has been transferred to a detention facility in Texas, where he is awaiting action on his petition for habeas corpus. newsguild.org/guild-member...

Dictatorships thrive on fear but resilience thrives on community. JSK associate director Djordje Padejski shares strategies for survival from his experiences with oppressive regimes, war and political turmoil. buff.ly/bsEP3ce

Commercial abalone fishing has been illegal for decades, and recreational diving for abalone has been banned since 2018 due to significant population decline. Read this San Francisco Chronicle story from current MA students Claire Barber, Anna Hoch-Kenney: www.sfchronicle.com/outdoors/art...

Congratulations to all of our alums who were honored this past Tues. during the 2025 Journalism Awards by the San Francisco Press Club:

"Victims of domestic violence CA will soon have a legal process to revoke their abuser’s access to connected smart devices such as smart locks, home cameras and online accounts, under a new law." Story by current student Meisi Li (MA 2025): localnewsmatters.org/2025/12/04/n...

Through product thinking, audience engagement and visuals, Stanford alums are helping newsrooms become more connected to their communities. journalism.stanford.edu/news/meet-st...

Our alums were among the list of finalists in the College Media category for this year's SF Press Club Awards: sfpressclub.org/2025/11/12/s...

Stanford Journalism Program graduates are experimenting, evaluating and ultimately implementing AI technologies while also confronting potential pitfalls. journalism.stanford.edu/news/how-sta...

From Peninsula Press: Democratic U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) described the Trump administration as the “most corrupt administration” in U.S. history and warned that the U.S. is “clearly” sliding into autocracy. peninsulapress.com/2025/10/23/c...

The recently launched Police Records Access Project, developed with the help of Stanford’s Big Local News, significantly boosts transparency in law enforcement. news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...

Pulitzer Prize win, Stanford conference show how data-driven collaborations can have impact How data + collaboration drive breakthrough journalism at scale newsatknight.substack.com/p/how-data-c...

Speaking to @redwineblueusa.bsky.social May 22 about being a smart news consumer in our era of noise. "Red Wine and Blue is a national community of over half a million diverse suburban women working together to defeat extremism, one friend at a time." secure.everyaction.com/DInYU2SSR0mw... i

From @jskstanford.bsky.social: These journalism leaders and innovators will pursue individual projects as well as opportunities for collective action that responds to accelerating threats to independent media. jsk.stanford.edu/news/jsk-nam...

Congratulations to the @biglocalnews.bsky.social team! "For us, here at Big Local, this is the proof of the premise behind the founding of Big Local News. Sharing data, analysis, and accountability journalistic work will only amplify that work for the good." biglocalnews.org/content/news...

Today: Rebele Symposium "The New(s) Influencers" Tues April 29, 5:30pm Bechtel Conference Center, Encina Hall

Alum Xavier Martinez (MA 2024) reporting for the Wall Street Journal: "Campus newspapers confront ethics debates as international students try to remove their names and opinions from past articles." www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...

SPJ NorCal is recognizing Cheryl Phillips as this year's Beverly Kees Educator Award recipient. As a Stanford Journalism professor and founder of Big Local News, Cheryl is "inspiring the next generation of data and investigative journalists." spjnorcal.org/2025/02/12/s...

Even in exile, JSK alum Roman Anin and iStories Media persist in exposing Putin’s corruption and bringing the truth to young Russians. #PressFreedom

Incredible job here by our @stanfordjournalism.bsky.social alumna @elenashao.bsky.social. How Trump’s Directives Echo Project 2025 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Our @stanfordjournalism.bsky.social alumnus Xavier Martinez has won the 2024 National Ruben Salazar Award www.ccnma.org for his remittances story in the @latimes.com. Xavier reported this as a recipient of our Comm Dept Steve Steinberg Reporting Award. Kudos. www.latimes.com/world-nation...

Our alum @elissamio.bsky.social (MA 2022) has been reporting tirelessly about the Trump Administration's effort to gut USAID. More of her and her colleagues' reporting here: www.linkedin.com/posts/elissa...

Former Washington Post executive editor Martin Baron expressed concern for the future of the free press under the President Donald Trump administration in conversation with Prof. Janine Zacharia at the 58th annual McClatchy Symposium. stanforddaily.com/2025/02/05/f...

At this week's McClatchy Symposium, Prof. Janine Zacharia spoke with Martin Baron, former executive editor of The Washington Post, about the Trump Administration's attacks on the press — and what can be done about it all. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZnK...