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Legitimizing white supremacy is another way that media exploits Black trauma

Apr 19

“The goal is always going to be with the people”

Apr 16

Issue 22: The reporting failures around the Capitol insurrection, The Chicago Tribune publishes a garbage opinion piece, and how female journalists bea…

Apr 9

A lesson in how not to communicate with your staff

Apr 8

“Every beat is the white supremacy beat.”

Janelle Salanga and Siona Peterous

Apr 7

Issue 21: How to support journalists after Atlanta, where Medium is headed, and why we’re leaving Substack.

Mar 26

Lauren Williams and Akoto Ofori-Atta on their vision for a national network of Black community newsrooms.

Mar 26

Even though several editorial boards claim to speak with authority when telling their city who to vote for, many editorial boards are homogenous.

Mar 26

Issue 20: Yes, we’re still making the case for paid internships.

Mar 12

For aspiring journalists from low-income backgrounds, systemic industry barriers compound from the start.

Mar 6

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

Feb 26

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

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