Washington Post layoffs disproportionately affected union members of color, preliminary Guild data shows

"We cannot ignore what this means for equity, representation, and the future of this organization."

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‘She was an amazing human being:’ Mother identifies woman shot, killed by ICE agent

Renee Nicole Good, 37, lived in the Twin Cities with her partner.

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In 2020, journalism promised to change. It’s time we see it through.

Our work is expensive, slow, and deliberately uncomfortable — the kind that doesn’t always attract easy funding. Donate & support the work that holds journalism accountable

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The Knight Foundation scrubs DEI section from its 'About' page

One of U.S. nonprofit journalism's biggest funders no longer has an explicit section for “diversity, equity, and inclusion” on its mission page.

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Movement journalism can transform narratives

When we accept that we are powerless, we foreclose our own radical potential. Stories can change that.

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Vogue guts Teen Vogue Politics team

Vogue.com is merging with Teen Vogue, eliminating its politics section. Just one woman of color remains on Teen Vogue’s editorial staff.

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Wall Street Journal shirks apology for anti-trans misinformation

As right-wing efforts to connect trans people with violence escalate, journalists must be rigorous when covering anti-trans rhetoric.

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Reckoning with the Federal Communications Commission’s history of structural racism

Since the agency’s inception, FCC policies have undermined the 14th Amendment rights of Black people and Black communities.

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What is nonprofit news infrastructure solving for?

We need new questions for the next two decades of nonprofit news and beyond. And we have to stop treating nonprofit status as "the fix."

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How to ensure reporting on ICE goes beyond focusing on citizenship status

There are multiple contexts from which to cover ICE. Many communities have weathered the fallout of raids and surveillance tactics.

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Journalists say: Cover the Supreme Court as the political body it is

The U.S. Supreme Court is doing law and politics in targeting the legal rights of the most marginalized. Coverage should reflect that.

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How to ensure reporting on ICE goes beyond focusing on citizenship status

There are multiple contexts from which to cover ICE. Many communities have weathered the fallout of raids and surveillance tactics.

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Federal agents thought they could stay at LA-area hotels. Communities are trying to make sure they can’t

When federal agents checked into a Pasadena hotel, they didn't expect hundreds of protesters and a day laborers’ band — now the tactic that kicked them out is spreading across LA.

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NY Times cited 29 times to justify decision limiting trans healthcare

Meanwhile, other mainstream media newsrooms treated the U.S. v. Skrmetti case as an opportunity to center coverage around the expected result.

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ICE detains Marine Corps veteran's wife who was still breastfeeding their baby

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers detained the wife of a Marine Corps veteran in Louisiana during a routine immigration appointment in New Orleans.

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NY Times cited 29 times to justify decision limiting trans healthcare

Meanwhile, other mainstream media newsrooms treated the U.S. v. Skrmetti case as an opportunity to center coverage around the expected result.

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Journalistic objectivity at the protest

Leaving the notebook at home after 16 years at newspapers. (First published in Frank Shyong's Lunch Box and reprinted with permission.)

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Journalistic objectivity at the protest

Leaving the notebook at home after 16 years at newspapers. (First published in Frank Shyong's Lunch Box and reprinted with permission.)

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A focus on the process, not just product: Healing through hearing

Even when movement journalists can’t offer justice, we’re not just responsible for our stories, but for the ways in which we listen.

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Mainstream newsrooms aren’t really covering the latest attack on gender-affirming care

As anti-trans legislation continues to reach record levels, these publications are excluding accurate reporting about the stakes.

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