Focusing on one corner of the data world shows the way forward

Independent researchers are developing their own methods of data collection and analysis in the wake of the administration's removal of public knowledge.

Vol.3 No.1

Don’t cooperate when they extort you over research grants. Don’t give them names of colleagues. Don’t sideline your top talent when they threaten your license.

Newsjunkie launches the Guide to Public Archives II, a free, searchable directory of over 1,500 knowledge repositories

Newsjunkie launches the Guide to Public Archives II, a free, searchable directory of over 1,500 knowledge repositories.

How the data rescue movement is mobilizing

13 organizations spent the past year documenting and responding to attacks on public data. Now they have plans to strengthen the data preservation and resistance movement in 2026.

Post-government public research: fired scientists take matters into their own hands

The Trump administration is undermining scientists’ and information officers’ work. Many ex-feds are refusing to abandon their work—they’re not running, they’re organizing.

Vol.2 No.3

This week Morgan Kriesel investigates the takeover and conversion of the federal website for COVID guidance into the disinformation page Lab Leak: The True Origins of COVID-19. Andrew Checchia lays out the fundamental relationship of the press and democracy in The Fourth Estate is the Fourth Pillar of American Democracy. Our Suppression, Deception, and Illumination blogs share the latest news from and about journalists on the front lines.

Vol.2 No.2

In 1935, Sinclair Lewis published It Can’t Happen Here, a dystopian novel about the rise of an American fascist dictator and the newspaper editor who relentlessly dogs him to expose the truth. Like the novel’s hero, we must recognize the moment our nation is in. We must face it as it is and fight to defend democracy while we still can.

Vol.2 No.1

Today’s edition is an urgent call to action. The incoming Trump administration puts critical public data at risk, threatening the foundations of environmental science, journalism, and research. Newsjunkie has partnered with the Internet Archive and a dedicated team of archive professionals from organizations like EDGI, Stanford, and UNT in the End-of-Term Harvest Campaign to preserve this critical data. We need your help.

Vol.1 No.4

The U.S. presidential election shook the world. Journalists are on edge. Political Reporting in the Age of Modi and Trump, Newsjunkie’s latest article, examines the challenges of covering authoritarian leaders in the world's largest democracies. Through interviews with seven prominent Indian and American political affairs journalists, the report shares frontline perspectives on the state of modern journalism.

Vol.1 No.3

Today we’ll be highlighting new financial resources emerging in the news space. The number of foundations providing funds and empowering journalists worldwide is growing. We don’t want to miss the chance to share these gems—no shining stone should be left unturned.

Vol.1 No.2

Last week we introduced you to Newsjunkie and shared our vision. Today, we want to highlight our eight categories of coverage and show you how they can be searched, uncovered, and understood.