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If journalism is the “first rough draft of history,” how do journalists earn and maintain the trust of an often skeptical audience? At a panel moderated by CNN Correspondent Omar Jimenez, Chicago-based journalists Jen Sabella, Jennifer Kho and Alejandra Cancino aimed to answer questions like this on trust as part of the fourth annual National...

Objective newsletter manager Holly Rosewood on how college history influenced her journalism and how newsrooms have stumbled in covering rural communities.

Local government meetings may be open to all, but too often little attention is paid to them. Equipping everyday people to document what goes on is a way to make the most of these opportunities for civic participation.

From person-to-person coaching and intensive hands-on seminars to interactive online courses and media reporting, Poynter helps journalists sharpen skills and elevate storytelling throughout their careers.

Amplifying Atlanta

Documenters has already trained more than 1,700 people whove covered more than 2,300 public meetings.

Some 1,800 newspapers in the U.S. have closed since 2004. That leaves roughly 200 counties out of about 3,100 nationwide without a newspaper.

The ambitious nonprofit news organization that aims to produce 'high-quality accountability journalism' centered on community voices will be led by Mills, associate director at Neighborhood Connections, a Cleveland organization focused on building community networks. She's a former Plain Dealer reporter who also led the establishment of the Cleveland Documenters organization.

Documenters cover Minneapolis and Hennepin County government and the Minneapolis school board.