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Reporting on inequality

December 31, 2024 | Jennifer LaFleur, UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism
No matter what your beat is, you should be including disability stories and data in your reporting.
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Collected Wisdom: Finding myself in news

December 31, 2024 | Amanda Morris, The Washington Post
Amanda Morris, a disability reporter for The Washington Post, shares the knowledge she's gained while telling stories for and about people with disabilities.
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Tom Koch’s vision for public health

February 7, 2025 | Doug Meigs, IRE & NICAR
Journalist and scholar Tom Koch built his career writing at the intersection of public health and social justice. Now, the longtime IRE member is helping a new generation of public health reporters and journalists working with disabilities.
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The story behind the investigation

December 31, 2024 | Doug Meigs, IRE & NICAR; Mike Reicher and Lulu Ramadan, The Seattle Times; Amy Silverman, Arizona Daily Star; Beth Hundsdorfer and Molly Parker, Capitol News Illinois
Three reporting teams explain how they worked with ProPublica to expose local institutions failing vulnerable and disabled residents.
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Newsroom inclusion from a disability lens

December 31, 2024 | Denise-Marie Ordway, The Journalist’s Resource
Denise-Marie Ordway from The Journalist's Resource asks how we can better support colleagues with disabilities.
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Show Your Work: Accessible data visualizations

December 31, 2024 | Douglas Schepers, Fizz Studio; Frank Elavsky, Carnegie Mellon University
For basic images, adding accessibility is as simple as providing “alt-text,” a short description of the contents of the image. For complex graphics, here are a few considerations and solutions.
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Data Dive: Vulnerable in Texas

December 31, 2024 | Neelam Bohra, The Texas Tribune; Caroline Ghisolfi, Austin American-Statesman
Are government programs to support disabled residents adequately serving the community? Two newsrooms in Texas explored this question in the context of public school privatization and dangerous residential care facilities.
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Investigator's Toolbox: Four starters

December 31, 2024 | Nakylah Carter, IRE & NICAR
Disability is often excluded from conversations about diversity, but there are many resources available to help journalists address this problem. Although not an exhaustive list, IRE has gathered the following four guides as a helpful starting point for improving your newsroom’s disability coverage.
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Opening Letter: Disability news and community

December 31, 2024 | Francisco Vara-Orta, IRE & NICAR
IRE Director of Diversity and Inclusion Francisco Vara-Orta introduces the Q4 2024 edition of The IRE Journal, which focuses on disability issues in the news industry.
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Tips to make the news more accessible

December 31, 2024 | Patrick Garvin, independent journalist and accessibility consultant
Learn practical tips to make your journalism more accessible. This article includes advice for how to get started, addressing technical challenges and more.
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