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November 10, 2025

How L.A. Taco Filled a Gap in Los Angeles’ Media Landscape

Angella d'Avignon

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October 20, 2025
Mathew Rodriguez On How To Write An Impactful Op-Ed
Daniel Spielberger
October 6, 2025
“Where’s the Show?” How Old School Listings Are Making a Comeback
Steven Melendez
November 13, 2025
Taylor Crumpton Reported On The Closure of Teen Vogue
Daniel Spielberger
November 13, 2025
Yaschica Dutt Reported On Zohran Mamdani’s Historic Victory
Daniel Spielberger
November 13, 2025
Anson Tong Interviewed Novelist Anika Jade Levy
Daniel Spielberger
November 13, 2025
Cassandra May Wrote About Her Experience As A Chronically-Ill Person In Blue Collar America
Daniel Spielberger

Essays

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May 21, 2025
Michelle Luczo Wrote An Essay About Acknowledging Celebrations
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Features

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June 19, 2023
The Media Needs To Reckon With Objectivity
It's time we reconsider conflicts of interest. Syris Valentine
June 5, 2023
This Nonprofit Is Silencing Palestinian Journalists
HonestReporting, which has several core team members with direct relationships to the Israeli state, keeps a tally every time they get a news outlet to correct a story with alleged anti-Israel bias. Luke Ottenhof
April 14, 2023
How to Take Vacations as a Freelancer
Luke Ottenhof contemplates whether freelancers can ever fully unplug. Luke Ottenhof
March 17, 2023
How Freelance Journalists Worked Together To Recover From The 2020 Protests
Despite the impact protest reporting has had on them, these journalists stand by their decision to continuously report from the frontlines. James Stout

Guides

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June 11, 2024
How To Pitch A Feature
Daniel Spielberger
June 11, 2024
How To Pitch An Essay
Daniel Spielberger
June 10, 2024
How To Pitch A Profile 
Daniel Spielberger
March 25, 2024
Study Hall AMA: Copyright lawyer Alex Feerst
Daniel Spielberger

Knowledge

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March 23, 2023
How To Land a Narrative Feature
Ian Frisch writes about his process developing, reporting, and landing a narrative feature story. Ian Frisch
February 7, 2023
A Newbie’s Guide To Navigating Upwork
Brandon Summers-Miller reports on how copywriters who have joined the self-proclaimed “largest network of independent professionals” try to get better rates and gigs. Brandon Summers-Miller
November 11, 2022
Study Hall Guide to Reporting on Abortion
Anna Furman on covering abortion rights with precision, accuracy, and humanity. Anna Furman
September 6, 2022
The Big Idea with Vaughn Stafford Gray
Writer Vaughn Stafford Gray talks getting organized and asking for higher pay. Sara Clemence

Digests

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September 24, 2023
How I Found Value in a Journalism Class
Nicholas Greyson Ward
September 11, 2023
The Future of NYC Local Media
Willy Blackmore
August 28, 2023
Postmedia Is Wrecking Canadian Journalism 
Luke Ottenhof
August 21, 2023
Who Wants Link Juice?
Steven Melendez