The Bench Brief

From Grocery Aisles to Map Miles: Storybench Unpacks Stories Shaping Your 🌎

Big questions, bold reporting: this week we’re talking price hikes, cultural identity, wildfire investigations, and the how to tell impactful conservation stories.

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Mar 14, 2025

Your Weekly Storybench: Data, Digital, & Deep Dives

The intersection of storytelling, data, and investigative journalism—delivered straight to your inbox

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Feb 28, 2025

Love, Scams & Storytelling: The Art of Connection

From Galentine’s Day to digital photography debates—this week at Storybench we’re tackling stories of how we capture, celebrate, and sometimes manipulate love & life.

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Feb 21, 2025

Climate, Cash, & Crypto Chaos 🌍💸💥

This Week in Storytelling we’re exploring how interactive reporting is shaping the way we see—and understand—the 🌍.

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Feb 14, 2025

Breaking News, Billionaires, and Beats: What’s Shaping Media This Week

Journalism is evolving, Musk is under scrutiny, and AI is redefining music—who said storytelling was just about words?

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Feb 07, 2025

AI, Wildfires, and Uncertainty: Journalism Faces a Turning Point

Storybench is exploring AI’s impact on journalism, unexpected environmental crises in New England, and lessons from reporting in uncertain times.

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Jan 31, 2025

The Future of Storytelling

From video innovators to digital-first journalism, this week we’re introducing you to some of the people changing how we tell stories!

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Jan 24, 2025

Redefining Relevance: Connecting Local News with Younger Audiences & Much More

Storybench's Fresh Perspectives on Local News, AI in Media, & Stories That Matter

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Jan 17, 2025

How the Marshall Project uses AI to tackle big data - and more

From AI’s newsroom impact to democratizing access to education data and investigative deep dives, Storybench brings you the latest in digital journalism.

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Jan 10, 2025

Five stories that will shape data journalism in 2025

Looking back to look ahead.

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Nov 15, 2024

How to make your maps WAY cooler 😎

AI shortcuts and pro tips to take your maps from blah to brilliant — plus more dataviz gems dug up by the Storybench team. 💎🤓

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Nov 08, 2024

📊🤔 Some Data to Help You Figure Out What the *&%! Happened This Election

CNN’s Harry Enten on the art and science of political polls, plus deep dives into election results, Vox's explainer on Kamala Harris' political career, hip-hop mentions of Trump, and visualizing the impact of the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

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