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When will journalists stop platforming white supremacists?
Legitimizing white supremacy is another way that media exploits Black trauma
Hannah Getahun
Apr 19
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What does movement journalism mean for journalism as a whole?
“The goal is always going to be with the people”
Gabe Schneider
Apr 16
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The Front Page: The white supremacy beat
Issue 22: The reporting failures around the Capitol insurrection, The Chicago Tribune publishes a garbage opinion piece, and how female journalists bea…
The Objective
Apr 9
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Insider really isn’t sending its best
A lesson in how not to communicate with your staff
Jack Crosbie
Apr 8
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White supremacy isn’t new, and newsrooms shouldn’t cover it like it is
“Every beat is the white supremacy beat.”
Janelle Salanga
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Siona Peterous
Apr 7
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The Front Page: Please, listen to AAJA
Issue 21: How to support journalists after Atlanta, where Medium is headed, and why we’re leaving Substack.
The Objective
Mar 26
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Q&A: Capital B
Lauren Williams and Akoto Ofori-Atta on their vision for a national network of Black community newsrooms.
Gabe Schneider
Mar 26
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Editorial boards that look nothing like their cities shouldn’t speak for them
Even though several editorial boards claim to speak with authority when telling their city who to vote for, many editorial boards are homogenous.
Gabe Schneider
Mar 26
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The Front Page: "A bunch of angry kids with no money"
Issue 20: Yes, we’re still making the case for paid internships.
The Objective
Mar 12
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Journalism is a public service. So why doesn’t it represent the public?
For aspiring journalists from low-income backgrounds, systemic industry barriers compound from the start.
Angela Yang
Mar 6
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The Front Page: Day and Knight
Issue 19: How the Knight Foundation is spending its money, Reply All has its own fallout, and leadership shakeups all around.
The Objective
Feb 26
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The Knight Foundation’s ties to far-right extremists undermine journalism's future
The Knight Foundation, which touches just about every area of journalism in the U.S., is negating its mission and hurting its grantees.
Simon Galperin
Feb 22
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