Journalist'sToolbox.AI
Look at journalism's future, not its past.
We have added more than 40 new resources to the Journalist's Toolbox this weekend, including many to the public documents and data tools pages from the #nicar26 conference:
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GitHub - jeffhargarten/nicar26_ice
Contribute to jeffhargarten/nicar26_ice development by creating an account on GitHub.
Jeff Hargarten of the Minnesota Star Tribune is putting on a clinic on ICE data and deportation data at #nicar26. His Github page:
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Great example of how you have to vet the source and the data before using anything! Thanks for sharing
09.03.2026 23:51
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The Red Line Project
UIC comm students cover news and urban issues in Chicago neighborhoods
Interesting #nicar26 session: "Fact-Checking AI-Assisted Reporting in the Newsroom". A lot of talk about disclosures both internally and externally. We post disclosures on stories and AI policy on our principles page on
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The 2nd Edition of "Data + Journalism: A Story-Driven Approach to Data Reporting" will be out in August. New exercises, AI tools, training videos and many other goodies. You can pre-order this summer on www.routledge.com
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Building Basic Charts With LLMs
March 3, 2026
We just dropped a new Journalist's Toolbox newsletter on use LLMs to create basic charts. Read it and subscribe for free (or donate):
journaliststoolbox.substack.com/p/building-b...
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The Journalist’s Toolbox: A Guide to Digital Reporting and AI
Focusing on the
"The Journalist's Toolbox: A Guide to Digital Reporting and AI" is available on Routledge: www.routledge.com/The-Journali...
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🔍 I'm pleased to announce the launch of archive.ire.org, a new AI-powered search engine unlocking the collective knowledge of Investigative Reporters and Editors members.
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Jobs | Free Press Indiana
Free Press Indiana is on a mission to provide local news for Indiana that is anchored in and reflective of the needs of the communities they serve.
Hey #NICAR26: Mirror Indy's support organization, Free Press Indiana, is launching a new statewide reporting team. Which means we are hiring.
Hit me up if you want to chat about what it's like to work here!
www.freepressindiana.org/jobs/civic-a...
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Resources from my #nicar26 session on "AI Tools That Won't Get You Fired"
bit.ly/nicar26
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If you are at #nicar26 in Indy, come by my session tomorrow morning, "AI Tools That Won't Get You Fired"
We'll break all kinds of stuff ...
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A Possible US Government iPhone-Hacking Toolkit Is Now in the Hands of Foreign Spies and Criminals
A highly sophisticated set of iPhone hijacking techniques has likely infected tens of thousands of phones or more. Clues suggest it was originally built for the US government.
NEW: Researchers at Google and @iverify.bsky.social discovered a set of iPhone-hacking techniques that has the characteristics of hacking tools made for the US gov't. Apple patched the 23 vulnerabilities in its latest version of iOS. @agreenberg.bsky.social reports: www.wired.com/story/coruna...
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If you are at #nicar26 in Indy, come by my session tomorrow morning, "AI Tools That Won't Get You Fired".
We'll break all kinds of stuff ...
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Journalist'sToolbox.AI: AI fact-checking tools
Look at journalism's future, not its past.
Keep up with the latest fact-checking tools on The Journalist's Toolbox:
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Busy week: I'll be speaking at the CMA conference in NYC on Wednesday morning and #NICAR26 in Indianapolis on Thursday morning. If you're at either conference, stop by and say hello.
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The spring conference is almost here!
If you're in NYC on Wednesday, make sure to see @mikereilley.bsky.social present about AI tools for student newsrooms.
See the full schedule here: www.cmaconvention.org
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Just delete the first one and write the new post correctly.
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Miriam Berger was one of 300–plus journalists laid off this month by the Washington Post, all but eliminating the publication’s international desk. On The Kicker, she and host @greenwell.bsky.social discuss how she reported stories from Gaza. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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