Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist and writer. She reports on culture, society, human interest and technology. Her stories hold a mirror to society, reflecting both its malaise and its beauty.

MONTCLAIR, NJ — How much money does a typical journalist in New Jersey earn? That’s one of the questions that researchers at the Center for Cooperative Media at Montclair State University recently ...

Report for America launched in 2017 with an unique mission: to train the next generation of journalists by sending them to work at newsrooms that are struggling to cover their local communities amid ...

The New York state Legislature passed a first-of-its-kind employment tax credit plan on Saturday aimed at providing financial support for news media outlets in the state. The bipartisan plan offers a ...