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Free tools, big impact: RJI’s resources for election coverage

RJI · Austin Fitzgerald · last updated

November elections are coming. For journalists at large dailies and national outlets, that means months of planning, dedicated staff and robust budgets. For the rest of American journalism, the community newspapers, small digital outlets, local TV stations and public radio newsrooms that most people actually rely on, it often means doing more with less, again. The good news is that the…

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