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Source diversity tracking tool

Chalkbeat and the Reynolds Journalism Institute recently launched a free source diversity tracking tool for journalists. Learn more below or sign up to try it in your newsroom.

When people feel represented in journalism — when they hear and read voices that they trust and that remind them of their own stories — trust is built. But not enough newsrooms have systems in place to hold them accountable to source diversity. This is changing. Chalkbeat and the Reynolds Journalism Institute joined forces in 2021 to help small to medium-sized newsrooms seamlessly audit the diversity of their sources.

We created a tool for newsrooms and journalists to use for free — reach out to us to learn more about it, whether you’re an individual reporter or a decision-maker for your newsroom. Questions? You can reach us at sourcediversity@chalkbeat.org.


Ready to start source tracking?

Here’s a practical playbook for your newsroom

Sign-up for the tool

How-to guide for using the tool

Tipsheet for using the tool


More about the project

We’re launching a free tool for journalists to track source diversity

How to design your source diversity audit survey with inclusivity in mind

Here’s everything we learned about source diversity auditing

We’re building a better system for tracking source diversity — and we need your help