Digest | Week of April 1, 2025 - Ethics and Journalism

ProPublica wanted to find more sources in the federal government. So it brought a truck.

March 31, 2025 | Neel Dhanesha | Nieman Lab

After the Trump administration dismantled USAID, ProPublica placed a truck outside of a federal building, with LED billboards projecting a message asking federal workers to send in tips. Nieman Lab's Neel Dhanesha dives into ProPublica's inventive source-hunting method worked, and how it protected the identity of sources.

The new reality for BIPOC journalists: layoffs, coverage cuts, and an uncertain future

March 25, 2025 | Xintian Wang | Joysauce

Xintian Wang explores how growing layoffs of BIPOC journalists are effecting coverage, from holes left covering issues like immigration and climate change, and less nuanced reporting on minority communities.

10 Questions Washington Reporters Need to Ask Right Now

Dick Tofel | March 25, 2025 | Second Rough Draft

Ethics and Journalism Initiative advisory board member and former ProPublica president Dick Tofel offers ten questions for political reporters following Trump's first 90 days.

Trust Tips: Talk about your ownership and funding

March 25, 2025 | Mollie Muchna | Trusting News

To counteract the public's perception that publications value profit over truth, Trusting News explains how media outlets can build public trust with transparency about their ownership and funding.