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Creator Safety Guide: Best practices for documenting demonstrations, violence, and communities in crisis - News Creator Corps Even if you are not doing on-the-ground coverage, creators need to think through their own safety: physically, digitally, and legally.

In the first step of our safety initiative, News Creator Corps published a thorough guide on how creators can approach their work with safety in mind: physically, legally, and digitally.

We have more coming— get in touch to partner on this important work.

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Creator Safety Guide: Best practices for documenting demonstrations, violence, and communities in crisis - News Creator Corps Even if you are not doing on-the-ground coverage, creators need to think through their own safety: physically, digitally, and legally.

Creators are often navigating these situations without preparation or support. Talking about creators as essential to the information ecosystem means nothing if we're not also supporting them.

News Creator Corps published our Creator Safety Guide: newscreatorcorps.org/2026/03/crea...

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Creators are showing up to demonstrations, protests, and community crises, sometimes as the only consistent source of information for the people who live there. This work carries real risk: physical confrontations, legal gray areas, and digital exposure.

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Americans Are the Ones Paying for Tariffs, Study Finds New research contradicts President Trump’s claim that foreigners are footing the bill.

A Kiel Institute study published Monday found Americans bore 96% of U.S. tariff costs imposed in 2024-2025. The study found tariffs generated $200 billion in revenue, functioning as a consumption tax on Americans. www.wsj.com/economy/trad...

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Opening day of Missouri abortion-rights trial focuses on decades of state restrictions • Missouri Independent The 10-day trial will determine what abortion regulations are now unconstitutional under Missouri’s voter-approved abortion rights amendment.

52% of Missourians voted to add reproductive health care protections, including access to abortion up to the point of fetal viability, into the state constitution. But dozens of restrictions ensure access to abortion remains limited. missouriindependent.com/2026/01/12/m...

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TODAY: Join our webinar on how and when to weave relevant climate information into your stories and where to access to science-backed tools and resources you can start using right away. Tickets are donation based, and participants can register for as little as $1.

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We're building tools for parents of teens - News Creator Corps NCC has a short survey about teens and misinformation to help us determine what resources would best help parents and young people approach media literacy.

Are you a parent of teens 13-17? We're surveying parents as we build tools to help teens and their families better identify misinformation. We'd love to hear your thoughts: newscreatorcorps.org/2026/01/pare...

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FBI Blocks State Law Enforcement From ICE Shooting Investigation Minnesota law-enforcement officials said the FBI has shut them out of the investigation examining the fatal shooting of a woman in her car by an ICE agent.

The FBI blocked Minnesota law enforcement from investigating an ICE agent's fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good, officials said Thursday. Governor Tim Walz criticized the exclusion. www.wsj.com/us-news/minn...

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people keep reposting this as some major election conspiracy, but the actual USPS notice is wildly clear that they're not changing any policies: they're stating the longstanding reality that postmarks long haven't represented the date of mailing unless you request a manual postmark at a post office

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Two more days to apply for the Spring 2026 class of our Trusted Creator Fellowship!

This 9-week program for information-focused creators teaches skills like fact checking, sourcing, and interviewing to ensure you are disseminating accurate information.

Apply here by 12/31: lnkd.in/eZyQcmGM

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Creator partnerships are ripe for opportunities, if newsrooms do the work "It's the ultimate experiment in loosening the control the mainstream media has desperately held onto as the information landscape has changed."

I've been working in digital innovation and newsroom transformation my entire career, and this moment in the creator space feels really special.

I wrote about that here: www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/crea...

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Please learn how to use your computer "The number of professionals in journalism, media, communications, and academia who still don't understand how to use the very tools they depend on for their livelihood is, frankly, staggering."

This is the best Nieman Lab prediction. No notes. www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/plea...

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Hochul agrees to sign Medical Aid in Dying bill The governor will announce tomorrow that she and lawmakers have reached an agreement on the controversial legislation.

SCOOP from @rebeccaclewis.bsky.social at @cityandstateny.bsky.social: Gov. Kathy Hochul will announce tomorrow that she's agreed to sign the controversial Medical Aid in Dying bill www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2025/...

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How to fact check your family without losing your mind  - News Creator Corps It’s nearly impossible to have a healthy debate when you can’t agree on basic facts, but you can discuss the misinformation in the conversation.

There are many guides on how to diffuse family arguments, but let’s say Aunt Sarah’s immigration comments aren’t about policy, but rather based on a made up claim propagated by politicians to incite fear. How do you engage in a good faith discussion when it’s based on falsities?

We got you.

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What News Creator Corps gave me as a mom, creator, and community advocate - News Creator Corps This program didn’t just make me a better creator. It made me a better caretaker of truth.

This is the last week of NCC's inaugural Trusted Creators fellowship. Here's what one of our fellows had to say about the program: newscreatorcorps.org/2025/12/trus...

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Why are so many Americans worried about falling birth rates? The 19th News/SurveyMonkey Poll found that half of Americans think we should be at least somewhat worried about the impact of falling birth rates on society.

"In general, progressives tend to talk about family planning in more economic terms as an affordability issue, while conservatives see it as a need for a certain cultural identity, typically with religious undertones." 19thnews.org/2025/12/pron...

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How Comedy Helps Audiences Build Deeper Understanding of the News Humor captures attention and creates a more positive and engaging learning environment.

We know humor captures attention and creates a more positive and engaging learning environment. So how can information-focused creators utilize humor in their work? Next week, we're hosting a virtual masterclass with Josh Burstein.

Dec. 10 at 1 p.m. ET

RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/how-comedy...

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Share your thoughts on newsroom-creator partnerships - News Creator Corps One in five U.S. adults say they regularly get news from creators on social media. Newsrooms have started to experiment with partnering with creators to expand their reach, but there is still much unk...

NCC is compiling a comprehensive guide to the biggest sticking points in newsroom-creator partnerships, and we need newsroom editors and creators to weigh in.

What are the benefits you see in collaborating? Are you unsure of how to monetize the partnership or how editorial oversight would work?

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Apply - News Creator Corps Trusted Creator Fellowship News Creator Corps’ Trusted Creator Fellowship is a short-term program providing partnership and training to U.S.-based information providers who want to level-up their conn...

The NCC Trusted Creator Fellowship timeline:
—Applications are due on December 31, 2025.
—Applicants will be notified by the end of January.
—The cohort will meet virtually once a week from February 23 to April 24.

newscreatorcorps.org/apply/

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The fellowship teaches tactical skills like fact-checking, sourcing, and interviewing to ensure the creators are disseminating accurate information and connects content creators with news organizations, nonprofits, and other institutions to expand the reach of accurate and trustworthy information.

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As the trusted voices of our time, content creators have an outsized influence on shaping public opinion, as well as an outsized responsibility to get the information they are delivering right. This training fellowship is an intensive program of skill sharing and community building.

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Apply - News Creator Corps Trusted Creator Fellowship News Creator Corps’ Trusted Creator Fellowship is a short-term program providing partnership and training to U.S.-based information providers who want to level-up their conn...

Applications for News Creator Corps' Spring 2026 Trusted Creator Fellowship are open: newscreatorcorps.org/apply/

If you create content that informs or connects people, this program will teach you the tactical skills to ensure you are disseminating accurate information. (Plus a $5k stipend!)

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Creators are helping teens sift through the flood of misinformation - News Creator Corps Frequent exposure to social media misinformation can make it even more difficult to discern what’s real and what’s fake online.

Social media has a misinformation problem that’s making teens (and everyone, really) unable to spot the truth. Here’s my latest about how some creators are working to fix that.
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Meet The Fellows: The meteorologist who knows that 'people like to learn things' - News Creator Corps Ali Van Fleet started creating content for TikTok during the pandemic, and now she's dedicated to finding innovative ways to share climate and weather information.

The next in our Meet The Fellows series: Ali Van Fleet, a meteorologist studying climate communication.

“I think it’s easy to tell someone like, ‘Oh, you can go read this book.’ But are they going to? No. This is how people are getting their information."

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Creators—and everyone sharing on the internet—should think about minimizing harm - News Creator Corps Each of us has a front-row seat to not just witness history but contribute to how people remember it.

"Keeping “minimize harm” front and center matters because most harm from shared information isn’t malicious, it happens when we don’t stop to think about the ripple effects of what we share or publish."

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How Comedy Helps Audiences Build Deeper Understanding of the News Humor captures attention and creates a more positive and engaging learning environment.

We know that humor captures attention and creates a more engaging learning environment, as evidenced by decades of late night TV.

NCC's upcoming virtual workshop will demonstrate how basic improv and standup tactics can be integrated into anyone's writing or performing style. Join us Dec. 10.

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Why flight delays could persist after shutdown ends and impact Thanksgiving travel Hundreds of thousands of travelers have seen flight disruptions in recent days due to the US government shutdown, and restoring capacity takes time.

"People shouldn't just automatically assume if they have a flight this weekend, that everything is going to be exactly perfect," she said. "There's still going to be kind of the snowball effect." www.businessinsider.com/why-flight-d...

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Meet The Fellows: Sometimes it’s just about having a good time - News Creator Corps Kahja Elliott started Kay in the Bay as a way for her to get to know the Bay Area through food after moving there from the East Coast.

We have a new series so you can meet the NCC fellows, and we're kicking it off with Kahja Elliott.

“Kay in the Bay is a platform about all of the different ways we can interact with food that encourages communities."

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Justices agree to decide major election law case Setting the stage for a major ruling on election law, the Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether federal law requires ballots to be not only cast by voters […]

The Supreme Court agreed to rule on a high-stakes case that could have profound impacts on the 2026 and 2028 elections. Are states required to count mail-in ballots that are postmarked on or before election day but arrive after? www.scotusblog.com/2025/11/just...

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Major concession from Democrats here is enhanced ACA funds aren’t extended. Preserving them was Dems’ central demand in this fight. They secured a promise of a vote (which Thune has been offering for weeks), but that could still fail. Even if it passes, Johnson has made no promise of a House vote.

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