When more than 93 percent of online experiences begin with a search engine, how can journalists get their stories to the top of search results?

Reporters covering highly sensitive topics, such as drug violence, do not fully understand the risks and threats they face when they use digital and mobile technology, even though the topics they cover make them even more vulnerable, a recent survey by Freedom House and the International Center for Journalists found.

Citizens collecting data about the environment are giving scientists a richer trove of information to study. Here's how journalists should play a part in projects like this.

For engineers, solving a problem involves repeated trial and error. They view each misstep not as a failure, but as a learning experience.