This article by Blake Hounshell is published by The New York Times. Here is an excerpt:

Journalists run into difficult questions like these every day:

• • How to calibrate a headline on a big story like the assault of Jan. 6, 2021.
  • How to correct misinformation when repeating it could amplify lies.
  • How seriously to take fringe groups that might seem inconsequential now, but could prove dangerous in the future.
  • Whether and how to quote politicians who make outlandish comments for the very purpose of generating a backlash.
  • How to cover campaigns that exclude reporters from their events or refuse to respond to basic questions.

There’s no handbook for any of this, but a group of activists and academics is trying to help.

Read the full story here. Also, see related Democracy Chronicles articles like those on the Journalism and Free Speech, Election History, or even seen our section on American Democracy.