Mental Health Reporting Resources
(Poynter & The Carter Center)
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Mental Health Reporting Resources
(Poynter & The Carter Center)
#theIIJ
Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism Application deadline: April 3
#theIIJ
"An inside look at the journalism grant review process reveals how to write a winning application: Read the instructions carefully, flesh out your story, and please, don’t rely on artificial intelligence tools." by Katherine Lewis
#theiij
You might find someone you recognize! Thank you LitHub & Jess Decourcy Hinds!
#InternationalWomensDay #Herstory #WomensMonth #BadassLibrarians
lithub.com/8-badass-lib...
Excellent session on AI and reporting and streamlining tasks. Yes, this could be a whole conference, workshopping tools.
With Frank Bi, dir of tools/technology, Minnesota Star Tribune; Martina Guzmán, VERDAD; & Jeremy Caplan, dir of teaching/learning, J-School at CUNY
theiij.com/sessions-26
Attending the Institute for Independent Journalists 2026 Freelance Conference.
Check it out!
Author Ashley Hope Pérez recommends these graphic novels and adaptations.
Critical Histories Booklist | Teaching America at 250 (SLJ)
ProPublica invites up to 10 news editors to participate in a yearlong investigative editing training program, led by the newsroom’s award-winning staff. Application deadline: Mar 30.
A five-day, all-expenses-paid boot camp will be held May 31 to June 4 in NYC.
#journalism
Since July 2025 Legler Regional Library has run the first food bank inside a library in the city of Chicago.
Farewell, February 2026.
OPINION THE EDITORIAL BOARD Trumps Attack on Iran Is Reckless. The word “Reckless” crossed out the. in red. The word “illegal” added.
Euphemism alert “reckless”.
It’s worse than “reckless”:
“unconstitutional”
“illegal”
(AGSulzberger’s NYT Editorial Board does not mention impeachment).
In case you missed: Layoffs include The Advocate editor-in-chief Alex Cooper, Pride.com editor-in-chief Rachel Shatto & brand partnerships manager Erin Manley.
CEO cites cancellations of major ad campaigns in recent months.
How nice to see all of you-attended a local showing of 'The Librarians,' which continues to inform, motivate, and I'm here, cheering you on. @librarianjones.com @sassylibrarian.bsky.social @becalzada.bsky.social @elissamalespina.bsky.social @technolibrary.bsky.social @karayorio.bsky.social Nancy Jo
It is as bad as it sounds, and freedom to read folks have been anticipating this now for years.
Make your phone calls. Send your emails.
Mobile-first project Anywhere Adventures engages users in local history with comics & travel logs. LOC is inviting more local history stories using at least one LOC collection item for two new locations:
* The Gulf Coast along Highway 90, from New Orleans to Mobile, AL.
* Pittsburgh, PA
"While the pandemic had a huge impact on mental and emotional health, the current state of the world has continued to contribute to the concerning rise of stress in young children."
A booklist by Jessica Beal.
#ALSC
The @nytimes.com also failed to credit my publication in this story about a MeToo moment for kid lit: nyti.ms/3Oyp2Z7 Our coverage/comments formed the core of that story: bit.ly/40ASuAd Yet we were termed a "trade publication." Was later tipped by a journo that this is actually policy there.
The @nytimes.com also failed to credit my publication in this story about a MeToo moment for kid lit: nyti.ms/3Oyp2Z7 Our coverage/comments formed the core of that story: bit.ly/40ASuAd Yet we were termed a "trade publication." Was later tipped by a journo that this is actually policy there.
I’m all for celebrating our USA Hockey team but the fact is that Jose Clemente is a Medal of Freedom winner & a book on this star athlete has faced a book banning. #SOTU www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...
Stay safe out there, people.
Alysa Liu telling 60 Minutes “I love struggling, it makes me feel alive” is a legit revolutionary statement from a Bay Area native in a time when copious amounts of time and resources are being put toward convincing us to opt out of experiencing struggle, friction and self-actualization
A federal judge in Texas on Friday temporarily blocked Houston, Katy, and Plano school districts from enforcing a state law that banned student clubs based on gender identity or expression.
LOVE THIS 💗
Uplifting indeed.
My contact with Ernest Morrell was regretfully limited. Reflecting on his many contributions, including the Literacy Teachers Initiative Project in NYC and African Diaspora content for the College Board’s first AP Seminar to feature Black Studies.
#InMemoriam
February 17, 2026
Today begins the Chinese New Year - year of the Horse. It’s also the first day of Ramadan on the Islamic Calendar. It’s also Mardi Gras for partying Christians (mostly Catholics), signalling the first day of Lent.
All derived from Lunar cycles.
New Moon Today — 7:00am ET
“The numbers tell a painful story. The impact on journalists of color is staggering and devastating,” the Post Guild said in its statement on Friday. “We cannot ignore what this means for equity, representation, and the future of this organization.”
www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/wash...
“I am somebody” shaped how millions of us saw ourselves as kids, including me. That message mattered. It still does.
Rest in power, Jesse Jackson
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