In Oklahoma, The Tulsa Local News Initiative is revitalizing local reporting. Executive editor Gary Lee and Angelica Perez of the Tulsa Flyer shared details with Widening fellows.

The Overlook News was founded to fill a specific information gap in the Northern Catskills and was built through community listening sessions to ensure its coverage reflected residents' needs.

Investigative journalist Cheryl W. Thompson wrote her first book to honor her father's historic legacy. She advised Widening the Pipeline fellows to lean into their lived experience.

Cherukuri outlines building a successful media business starting with an intense focus on a specific, well-defined community and serving their unique needs before attempting to scale.

Jeje Mohamed echoes that mental well-being directly impacts a journalist's decision-making and overall safety. Mohamed advocated for recognizing triggers, practicing grounding techniques, taking breaks and debriefing after traumatic assignments.

Noticias Telemundo Correspondent Javier Vega navigates the fear and confusion sparked by Trump administration immigration policies by keeping needs of his audience in focus--and that means making clarity the ultimate goal.

USA TODAY's Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy says years of municipal reporting helped her pivot to covering the White House.

Former AP investigations director Ron Nixon believes local reporting and investigative journalism must do a better job of serving the whole community.

Gray Media’s Claire Magee Ferguson and Kim Wilhelm briefed NPF Widening fellows about their company's journey to creating an AI tool that augments journalism and prioritizes transparency for audiences.

Ryan Restivo explains the Slack-based AI tool placing news judgement at the center of his operation.

CalMatters investigative reporter Ryan Sabalow shares the audience impact of the Digital Democracy AI tool.

Isabella Gomez Sarmiento of NPR Music mines her personal history when exploring the ways music and culture weave through all sectors of life.

Washington Post head of graphics Javier Zarracina and The Guardian social media visuals producer Teresa Lo share design tips with reporters.

Swati Sharma was too busy building her reporting skills to focus on newsroom management. Her commitment to craft and authentic respect for audiences fueled her rise as publisher and EIC of Vox Media.

Amy Nakumura told NPF Widening fellows that resisting social media can stifle storytelling and lead to a disconnect with audiences.

Journalists should use product thinking, including measures for success, to serve audiences, newsrooms and themselves.

Kirstin Garriss tells journalists how to land a media hit and stay on the roster.

Lori Montenegro of Telemundo, Henrick Karoliszyn of the Freelance Frontier and author Danielle Belton call for empathic leadership and empowered self-care.

Saeed Ahmed's lived experience helped him navigate major newsrooms at times when they needed his flexible worldview, he told journalists of color.

The Athletic's David Aldridge recalled how the Colin Kaepernick national anthem story broke. “That's why diversity matters."

In just more than 5 years covering Congress, Nicholas Wu's reporting career already has spanned impeachments, an insurrection and a pandemic.

USA Today needs to be "fast and first," says interim editor in chief Michael McCarter, who calls AI an "existential challenge."

Nate Tinner-Williams aims to elevate the history and modern-day role of African Americans in the church.

Alt.Latino co-founder and host Felix Contreras urged NPF Widening the Pipeline fellows to embrace their identity, and to never be afraid to use their voice in the newsroom and beyond.

Leaning into lived experience helps veteran entertainment reporter Kelley Carter land high-profile interviews and forge meaningful connection in Hollywood and the music industry.

Veteran journalist and author Davar Ardalan and Howard University researcher Lucretia Williams outline a vision where journalists adopt AI to reflect the voices of a broad range of communities.

Journalists Daysi Calavia-Robertson and Sabrina Sanchez speak to National Press Foundation fellows about building a targeted, loyal audience.

Aallyah Wright of Capital B News used her reporting to help amplify the cultural and economic paradoxes in The Birthplace of the Blues, the setting for the blockbuster movie "Sinners."

Journalists need to understand encryption to keep their sources safe, David Huerta of the Freedom of the Press Foundation says.

Candice Mays of Mapping Black California tells journalists to pay attention to provenance when it comes to data.

ProPublica investigative journalist Topher Sanders helped Widening the Pipeline fellows learn how to use public records requests.

Renowned sports journalist Jemele Hill shares her career strategy insights, from negotiating her first job to finding her voice as a woman in a male-dominated field.

Larry Graham of the Diversity Pledge Institute discussed the importance of journalists using their voice in the newsroom and knowing when to move on.

American Press Institute's Samantha Ragland guided Widening fellows toward a strategy of reframing negative thoughts of imposter syndrome by leaning into evidence of past successes.

Rachel Rush-Marlowe of Research ED spoke with reporters about finding alternative resources for accessing data as the Trump administration's Education Department policies play out.

Laura Anderson and Ash Dhammani of the Georgetown University Edunomics Lab explain the bottom line for school districts.

Editors Delano Massey of Axios Local and Chastity Pratt of The Washington Post offer advice.

Martina Guzmán of Detroit's Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights developed the Verdad AI tool to monitor false information and narratives targeted at Hispanic communities.

In an age of shifting immigration policies, journalist Tandy Lau emphasizes the importance of ethical reporting and understanding diverse narratives within communities.