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Civic Action Toolbox

A free tool that puts who decides, when, and how to reach them inside your story — and counts every action readers take.

The Waiting Game

Based on the real case files of five asylum seekers from five countries and interviews with the medical and legal professionals who evaluate and represent them, The Waiting Game is an experimental news game that lets you walk in the shoes of an asylum seeker, from the moment they choose to come to the United States to the final decision in the cases before an immigration judge.

Spending hours on TikTok? Here’s how the app keeps you swiping.

An interactive data project by The Washington Post that created an 800-person reader sample to monitor TikTok interaction data

The Washington Post, K Street Northwest, Washington, DC, USA

Live Journalism Map

The map features initiatives that combine journalistic practice with live, in-person engagement: performances, assemblies, or participatory events that are based on factual storytelling or original reporting.

Maastricht
2025

“News on the Street”: An Action Research Case Study of Embodied Live Journalism in an Urban Public Space

As journalists look for different ways to tell stories and rebuild communities, this paper details an action research approach to a unique live journalism event in a public space.

Nottingham, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
2025

Ask The Post AI

Ask The Post AI delivers AI-generated answers from published Washington Post reporting.

The Washington Post, K Street Northwest, Washington, DC, USA

Volt Data Lab

O Volt Data Lab é uma organização que dá suporte ao jornalismo há mais de 10 anos, oferecendo consultoria, análise e serviços de tecnologia e jornalismo de dados para veículos de notícias e ONGs de todos os tamanhos.

São Paulo
2015

Centre For Journalism Innovation & Development (CJID)

We break information barriers and strengthen African democracies through research and media innovation

Abuja, Nigeria
2014

Hearken's Engagement Management System

Hearken’s Engagement Management System empowers organizations to generate actionable insights from the public to create more relevant, representative and original content.

Chicago, IL