The Fayetteville Observer initiated audience roundtables, mobile newsrooms and source audits as part of its work to rebuild trust in the Black community. The best part was covering how the project took on a life of its own.

Does journalistic independence mean distancing yourself from the community you cover? At the South’s oldest daily newspaper, a pair of young reporters say that’s outdated advice. Here’s what they do instead.

A reporter who had lost his own father to homicide helped his TV station rethink crime coverage. They began following up to tell victims’ stories and produced a practical resource kit for families.