Sure, you cover the incidents of terrorism, atrocities of war, persecution, and the like. But, you may actually get better readership when you produce a more constructive analysis that doesn’t leave readers feeling just angry and helpless. But how can a small staff interview multiple sources and pull together the kind of information necessary to provide informed analysis? The answer is curation. Here’s how to curate information in a way that adds value while not stealing from other outlets in order to produce quality analysis that helps readers understand and deal with the underlying issues.

Jeremy Weber is the senior editor of Christianity Today.