Psychology professor James Pennebaker explains how journalists can protect themselves - and each other.

“Dark money” influences politics while donors remain a mystery. What journalists need to know about how to follow campaign finance and its effects on politicians.

GOP adviser Matt Mackowiak shares how politicians decide what issues to elevate and which journalists to talk to.

How to identify model bills using the Center for Public Integrity’s tool and find out the special interest groups behind them, according to ‘Copy. Paste. Legislate’ journalists Michael Squires, Kristian Hernandez and Preethak Rebala.

Gerrymandering is an “attack on minority political power,” says Michael Li of the Brennan Center for Justice.

Election polls can be easily over-interpreted by journalists and the public, Texas Politics Project director Jim Henson warned NPF Statehouse reporters.

University of Texas law professors Hugh Brady and Randall Erben share how to analyze new legislation - even without a law degree.

Voting Rights Lab lawyer demonstrates tracking tool for statehouse journalists, while Texas Tribune reporter and Common Cause advocate remind reporters to focus on voters’ human stories.

There are two kinds of objectivity standards: objective reporting methods and the appearance of objectivity. Both are problematic, said Kathleen McElroy of the University of Texas at Austin Moody College of Communication.

"There are more places to go do meaningful, serious journalism than ever," says outgoing Texas Tribune CEO Evan Smith.

Some nations—including Germany and China-- tried to separate their foreign policies from their trading ties. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has ended that. Beyond finding oligarchs’ yachts, how to think about coverage now.

Brad Heath is a reporter with a law degree – and it shows – as he teaches journalists how to use PACER, Lexis Nexis and other tools – and avoid common errors.

Reporters know about “dog-whistling,” but what about “mediated authenticity,” controlling reporters with a “drip” or “the dead cat bounce”?

White House reporters from the AP and Washington Post share their advice for getting scoops and dealing with harassment.

John Tefft, U.S. Ambassador to Russia from 2014-2017, briefs journalists on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The New York Times’ Washington bureau FOIA coordinator offers an in-depth field guide for reporters on how to navigate federal and state public records requests.

Know filing deadlines for the data you need, talk to people and make visualizations integral to your story.

Census officials share new techniques and strategies that yield more accurate measures of race and ethnicity.

Taking the pulse of America is getting harder in hyper-partisan times, but the nation’s main pollsters still generally get it right.

From the briefing room to the press secretary offices and beyond, the environment and culture of the White House beat have changed.

The federal budget process can be tricky to navigate. Learning the basics can help better inform audiences.

The law and its players can be intimidating. Don’t let it consume you. Rely on your journalism skills.

The Supremes get the most attention, but the federal courts offer a chance to break news, avoid spin, build sources – plus much more.

Reporters can use Census, Bureau of Labor Statistics and Department of Transportation data to highlight the potholes in America’s infrastructure.

Some experts call for U.S. digital credential to prove vaccine status, but others warn it could increase inequality and discrimination.

Erin Collins is the official “voice of the taxpayer” in the federal government — and there are plenty of things she’d like to tell the agency.

The former U.S. Treasury Secretary calls for restoring IRS enforcement to close the $600 billion-a-year “tax gap.”

Tech giants and other companies are facing a wave of antitrust actions in the U.S. and the EU, as well as state legislation. An era of “perceived permissiveness” is ending. Top economists explain monopolies and enforcement.

Government contractors were paid $38 billion to supply everything from vaccines to surgical gowns. Several untested firms struggled to deliver their orders. Here’s how to track the money.

Outright bribery is rare, but Congress is filled with lawmakers and staffers who cut corners to reward their supporters. A top reporter for The Wall Street Journal explains how to follow the money on Capitol Hill.

When it comes to reporting on the influence of money on the political process, the landscape is constantly changing. Learn from two legal experts and a group of the top reporters in the business how to navigate it.

Campaign finance is more than tracking the dollars – it’s also showing the connection between donations and bills that are passed or blocked. A campaign finance expert from followthemoney.org shows how to investigate how money influences legislation.

As of March, lawmakers in 47 states had introduced 361 bills with rules that restrict voting. Biden calls it “Jim Crow sneaking back in,” while the GOP says the bills will prevent voter fraud. Journalists should brush up on the Constitution to cover the coming battles.

Conventional wisdom holds that underfunding of state and local pensions is a crisis, but new research suggests that money might be better spent on current needs than on closing the pension funding gap.

Glenn Kessler and Angie Drobnic Holan, two of the country’s top fact checkers, explain how they practice their craft – and two academics explain why it is effective.

Two experts on disinformation explain why fake stories about the COVID vaccine have taken hold in some communities – and how reporters can track them.

Census Bureau data will fuel redistricting efforts in 2021, as well as give reporters clues on how Americans are weathering the COVID pandemic. A Census official offers journalists tips on how to make the most of that public data.

In an era of relentlessly negative news, can the media show readers, listeners and viewers how to turn things around?

Today’s gerrymandering is the worst in America’s history, asserts David Daley, author of two books on the rigging of elections. How to cover “cracking,” “packing” and the weaponization of voting data.

In 2010, Republicans aggressively redrew legislative and congressional lines to benefit their prospects for the decade that followed. In 2021, both sides are gearing up for a repeat. A primer on reapportionment, redistricting and gerrymandering.