As sources grow more hostile or go silent, journalists are forced to do more than report, they must explain, defend, and stay transparent.
 
RJI and SmithGeiger are leading a national study to understand the magnitude of this challenge, to determine how these shifts are impacting coverage, and ways newsrooms can effectively address stonewalling.
 
Your responses will remain completely anonymous and confidential. There are no right or wrong answers—just your experience. Upon complete, we will be sharing the aggregated results and insights with you.  And as an acknowledgement for your participation, we will be contributing up to $500 to a First Amendment charity of your choice. 
 
Thank you for lending your voice to this important research.