Google is offering a suite of tools to journalists to assist with the crunching of data for long-term investigative projects. The Journalist Studio is a collection of tools that use technology to help reporters to their work more efficiently, securely, and creatively. You can read more about it here.

Last January, a person involved in local emergency management asked the Office of Open Government, part of the state Justice Department, whether emergency preparedness coalitions run by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) are subject to the state’s open meetings and open records laws. The answer to this question, it turns out, is yes.… Read More: Column: State must do more to promote openness »

Poynter is offering a free eight-session workshop to help journalists more confidently cover America’s criminal justice system, from learning about COVID-19 inside jails to proposed changes in local policing. Participants will prepare for significant legislative and local changes in policing, spurred by both politics and protests. Formerly incarcerated people will give participants insight into the… Read More: Training helps journalists with jail and police reform coverage »