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Issue 19: How the Knight Foundation is spending its money, Reply All has its own fallout, and leadership shakeups all around.

13 hr ago

The Knight Foundation, which touches just about every area of journalism in the U.S., is negating its mission and hurting its grantees.

Feb 22

They don’t work there anymore, Bon Appetit gets further filleted, and McClatchy is giving employees a raise.

Feb 12

American institutions have only recently begun to take the question of reparations seriously. Black staff members at Free Press asked: What do media re…

Feb 11

Law firms don’t solve everything, the importance of Black storytellers in news, and the New Yorker Union work stoppage.

Jan 29

This will never be an area where you'll say, "'Ooh, good thing we're done. We achieved diversity. Let's move on to the next thing.'"

Jan 29

Contemporary Black authors are amending and expanding the Southern story, and news organizations should tap into their work.

Jan 18

Capitol coverage, the problem with op-eds, and a defense of the Vogue cover.

Jan 15

The operations manager discusses her new job and her definition of objectivity.

Jan 15

A lack of accountability for editorial staff fosters misinformation and polarization

Jacob Sutherland

Jan 4

Issue 15: A year in review

Jan 1

Issue 14: The media reckoning that came and went, the NY Post works to destroy trust in journalism, and a shitty media man in Pittsburgh.

Dec 18, 2020

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