The Harmony Institute applies experimental, data-driven methods to investigate how entertainment media can bring about social change. A grant from the Rita Allen Foundation is supporting a new Media Impact Fellowship Program for leading researchers in the social sciences and data science. The Institute is collaborating with the…

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RELATED STORY: Beyond “Just the Facts” Rigorous fact checking of public figures by journalists can give people essential knowledge for making informed decisions about civic issues. The American Press Institute’s fact-checking project, launched in 2014, is building research, tools, networks and training to refine effective fact-checking techniques…

RELATED STORY: A Few Reflections on the Challenges of Engaging Across Divisions The Solutions Journalism Network provides resources for journalists to help them inform readers about constructive responses to social problems. The Network has trained reporters and editors in dozens of newsrooms and produced a comprehensive toolkit for solutions…

Code for America’s flagship Fellowship program connects talented individuals in technology and data science (including software developers, designers and project managers) with local governments and citizens to create new approaches to solving their communities’ trickiest problems. Together, they build tools that enable people from both inside…

The Engaging News Project develops web-based strategies for informing audiences, promoting substantive discourse and helping people understand diverse views, all while analyzing the business outcomes essential to news organizations. With support from the Rita Allen Foundation, the Engaging News Project is developing its capacity and tools on a…

RELATED STORY: New Report Grades State Governments on Ethics and Transparency The Center for Public Integrity produces original investigative journalism on significant public issues. The Center is making its mark on reform efforts and movements for better government, and its State Integrity Investigation, in collaboration with Global…