Earlier this month, Facebook Inc. announced its News Feed algorithm is changing to prioritize posts from friends, family and groups. The expected changes came after the social media platform was criticized for enabling foreign interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and contributing to the rise of false news stories. Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, addressed how the ... Read More »
As 2017 comes to a close, we’re highlighting our top five databases of the year, as measured by pageviews. In all, these databases include more than 12.3 million data points on topics ranging from education and specialized taxes to details about fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border. Much of this was possible due to the inewsource Data Center, which launched in ... Read More »
There was a lot of talk this year about “fake news” and the role of the news media in keeping the public informed. At inewsource, our stories are built on a foundation of in-depth reporting, documents and data. Accountability journalism takes time, persistence, precision and patience to get it right. As 2017 draws to a close, we’re looking back at ... Read More »
inewsource collected 13 awards this week from the San Diego Society of Professional Journalists as part of its annual contest, including seven first-place plaques. Read More »
Nearly one million San Diego County residents — that’s nearly one in three — are on Medi-Cal, the federal/state health plan for low income people, so it’s important that there are enough doctors willing to accept them as patients. But a new survey says the county has a shortage of both primary care doctors and, especially, specialists who are willing ... Read More »
Thomas helped break down barriers for women in journalism thanks to her unrelenting pursuit for the truth, often from some of the most powerful people in the world. Read More »
The investigative reporting that Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein produced on Watergate invigorated a new crop of journalists. Read More »
There are three core journalistic elements — immersion, storytelling and impact — that inewsource reporters try to bring to every project. Read More »
If one of the callings of journalism is to speak truth to power, then there have been few speakers as fearless and thorough as Ida Tarbell. Read More »
When a school district in California runs out of space and needs more classrooms, it typically has the option to put up a new building or to install a portable classroom. You’ve seen them, those familiar structures used as offices on construction sites. In this episode of the inewsource podcast we look at how those classrooms, often considered just temporary measures by school administrators, have become a permanent fixture at school sites throughout the county. This podcast is evolving and we want to know what you think. Comment on this post or email us and tell us what you like about the show, how we can make it better and what kinds of stories you’d like us to cover. In this episode reporter Leo Castaneda discusses portable classrooms with data journalist Joe Yerardi. Read More »
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