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Press On is a Southern media collective that catalyzes change and advances justice through the practice of #movementjournalism. | presson.media

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Press On@pressonsouth.bsky.social · 3d ago

The term “movement journalism” was born at Project South @projectsouth.bsky.social in 2017. Their senior narrative strategist, Desiree Evans (she/her), reminds us that our journalism is inextricably linked to systems of power and oppression; we must challenge them so we don’t reproduce them.

Press On@pressonsouth.bsky.social · 5d ago

Movement journalism ensures oppressed communities can access trustworthy news & info in the aftermath of natural disasters. Grantee partners Sara Murphy & Deana Lytle (both she/her) are reporting on how the people of Swannanoa, N.C. are dealing with the effects of Hurricane Helene two years later.

Photos of Deana and Sara. Deana’s photo shows a smiling woman with dark, curly hair highlighted with blonde down to her shoulders, wearing a pink button down over a yellow top with a flower pattern and three necklaces. She is standing in the center of a street lined with trees, with a large building in the background, the Swannanoa Resilience Hub. Sara’s photo depicts a woman with olive skin smiling, her head tilted to one side. Her hair is slightly less than shoulder length and is dark and curled. She wears a black tank top made of slightly shiny fabric. Behind her is a honey-colored wooden pillar, with furniture of various colors—a dark wood table, artwork of reds, beiges, and whites —behind her.
Press On@pressonsouth.bsky.social · last wk.

In Durham, N.C., the Durham Rising coalition is demanding justice from Duke University & Health System (one of the city’s largest employers & land owners): living wages, affordable housing, union rights, and community power. Durhamites: join them for a convening on 9/19—RSVP @ bit.ly/durhamdreams26!

Press On@pressonsouth.bsky.social · last wk.

Dania Warhol (elle) is a Puerto Rican media maker calling much-needed attention to the water crisis on the island. Dania shared thoughts w/ us on how journalists can be accountable to movements by centering communities, keeping them safe & engaging in decolonization, popular education + more. 🇵🇷

How can journalists be accountable to grassroots justice movements? Dania Betún Warhol, EspicyNipples Founder. Includes photo of Dania, a visibly Black, transmasculine Puerto Rican person with cornrows, an Orula necklace, a black shirt that spells out the word "trans" in sign language, a microphone in one hand as if rapping, and a cell phone in the other, standing in front of an orange background wall.As journalists, we are accountable to the people and to community-based movements, not to corporations, institutions, or powerful interests—and certainly not to the ‘like’ economy. Especially in these times we are living in with artificial intelligence and with all these narratives surrounding the issue of legality, that is a language and a discourse in itself that journalism has the ability to demystify and put the power (knowledge) in the hands of the people. Therefore, a crucial first step for every journalist is to undertake the internal work of decolonizing themselves because possessing strong narrative techniques is insufficient if your practices and discourse reproduce the very same forms of violence you denounce. Furthermore, journalists must put their knowledge at the service of these movements through popular education, thereby ensuring that people from the most marginalized communities can continue this work. Accountability also requires returning resources and visibility to communities, correcting mistakes, protecting vulnerable sources, refusing to provide coverage based solely on suffering, and remaining answerable to people and movements beyond publication.
Press On@pressonsouth.bsky.social · 2w ago

The theme of this year’s National Association of Black Journalists Convention, “OUR REVOLUTION: Truth, Power and Black Journalism,” set the tone for 4,000+ journalists who convened in ATL to build toward a media ecosystem that empowers Black communities. The Black press is alive and well! #NABJ26

Press On board member Lisa and Neesha smile and pose for a photo at the LGBTQ+ Task Force reception.Neesha smiles and poses by a large sign that says, “Welcome. #NABJ26. August 12-16, 2026. Atlanta, GA. Our Revolution: Truth, Power and Black Journalism.”Photo of a booklet that says, “The Trans News Initiative: for journalists, media researchers, community organizers & more. transnewsinitiative.org.”
Press On@pressonsouth.bsky.social · 2w ago

Have you enjoyed a deliciously juicy slice of watermelon this summer? If so, take a few minutes this Labor Day to read our grantee Tonya Abari’s story for Offrange about how climate change is threatening farmers’ ability to grow watermelons at bit.ly/melonfarmers. 🎨: Adam Dixon

Depiction of a watermelon on fire.
Press On@pressonsouth.bsky.social · 3w ago

Kinda chic for us to follow the examples of ancestors like Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Claudia Jones, and Monica Roberts by advancing justice and liberation through the practice of movement journalism. 😎

Graphic with purple background that says, “Kinda chic to be a movement journalist” and features photos of Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Monica Roberts, and Claudia Jones. Graphic with purple background that says, “Kinda chic to be a movement journalist” and features a group photo of six movement media makers smiling and posing at a recent movement journalism meetup in Asheville, N.C.
Press On@pressonsouth.bsky.social · 4w ago

In honor of Black August, we’re sharing advice for movement journalists from legendary Black lesbian feminist writer Barbara Smith, co-founder of the Combahee River Collective. We hosted an intergenerational conversation with her about Black feminist media past, present, and future in 2023.

Graphic with black and white photo of Barbara Smith with her hand on her chin and a quote that she shared during our 2023 event: “The way that Black journalists should function under capitalism ideally is to do work that undermines capitalism and that also illuminates how that system operates so that people can be more ready to seek alternatives to a system that only serves a tiny, microscopic proportion of humans on Earth.”
Press On@pressonsouth.bsky.social · last mo.

Migrant Roots Media unearths the root causes of planetary migration through centering migrant voices. Their founding director, Roxana Bendezú (she/her), told us that journalists can be accountable to social movements by making sure those most impacted by oppression can tell their own stories.

How can journalists be accountable to grassroots justice movements? Roxana Bendezú. Migrant Roots Media Founding Director. Includes headshot photo of Roxana, a racialized woman with shoulder-length hair. She is smiling warmly at the camera, wearing a sweater and a North Star pendant necklace.Journalists can be accountable to grassroots justice movements by first recognizing that hegemonic media structures were not built for us; they were built to silence us. That means decentering institutional sources and treating movements not as objects of coverage, but as knowledge producers and collaborators. Ideally, people directly impacted should become the ones reporting about their own communities: we are the experts on our own lives, our histories, our struggles, and our victories. Palestinian journalists reporting from Gaza under genocide are the most powerful proof of this truth. Counterhegemonic journalism isn't a style or a methodology; it's a daily political commitment to democratizing who gets to define reality.
Press On@pressonsouth.bsky.social · last mo.

Movement journalists & movement artists share a commitment to reflect the cultural, social & political conditions of the oppressed with ethics and care. Here are a few tips from artists Sonia Guiñansaca & Julio Salgado for movement journalists looking to incorporate visual art into their practice. 🎨

Press On: How to Work With Movement Artists as a Movement Journalist. As told by Sonia Guiñansaca & Julio Salgado.1. It’s important to be in community with artists and cultivate intentional relationships with artists and community members that are rooted in consent. We encourage you to continue nourishing these relationships post-collaboration. 2. Be honest and transparent about your budget when discussing the possibility of collaborating with an artist.3. Bring artists into a project at the beginning versus at the last minute. 4. Trust the creative process. Ensure the number of allowable feedback/edit rounds are reflected in your scope of work, memorandum of understanding (MOU), or contract.5. Who’s telling the story and who’s making the ultimate editorial decisions matters. 6. All of our roles within the social justice movement ecosystem are interconnected.
Press On@pressonsouth.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Shift Press is a movement journalism publication that makes sure youth in Houston, Texas are both seen and heard. Their director, Uyiosa Elegon (he/him), believes that journalists can be accountable to grassroots justice organizers by working to break down barriers between the two groups.

How can journalists be accountable to grassroots justice movements? By Uyiosa Elegon, Shift Press Director. Includes photo of a young Nigerian American man smiling while standing in front of a background of trees.Journalists can be accountable to grassroots movements by considering themselves as a part of the work. Our framing, word usage, and sourcing all help or harm movements. Journalists need to break the editorial fourth wall. More people need to know how we do what we do. We need to provide journalism trainings to grassroots movements so our people can learn, practice, and challenge editorial processes.Journalists can be most accountable to grassroots movements when our people have the time, money, relationships, knowledge, and spiritual fortitude to uplift journalists or take them and their organizations out of business.
Press On@pressonsouth.bsky.social · 2mo ago

We know that social movements and movement media are under state surveillance and vulnerable to attacks. Hilary Moore (she/they) of High Water Coaching (highwatercoaching.com) shared thoughts with us on how journalists can support the safety of grassroots justice organizers. 🎨: Asia Bordowa

How can journalists be accountable to grassroots justice movements? Hilary Moore. High Water Coaching Project Lead. Includes illustration of a woman with medium length light brown hair, blue eyes, and a blue hoodie.Journalists can be accountable to grassroots justice movements by integrating the kinds of practices that keep more and more people safe. As stewards of key information, how you and your colleagues handle the data collected matters—you have the power to uplift and empower struggles, as well as expose people and make organizations more vulnerable. Talk to organizers about the risks they face and get the support you need to play a meaningful part in mitigating those harms. Skilling up in this way is a critical part of our broader responsibility to grassroots justice movements and keeping each other safe.
Press On@pressonsouth.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Tomorrow, July 21, is Black Women’s Equal Pay Day. We’re grateful to Black women journalists who continue to persist in this precarious industry despite experiencing discrimination and receiving inequitable compensation—tag some of your favorite Black women movement journalists in the replies!

Graphic that says, “Redistribute your resources to Black women journalists on Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, July 21.” There is a small linocut drawing of Ida B. Wells-Barnett in the left corner.
Alejandra Caraballo@esqueer.net · 3mo ago

I've spent the last two months putting together this exhaustive analysis of the New York Times coverage of trans people. It covers 3,242 articles over 12 years. In 2022, the NYT shifted towards a hostile stance towards trans people in their framing. www.thedissident.news/exclusive-ho...

Exclusive: How The New York Times Changed Its Coverage of Trans People

An exhaustive analysis of over 3,242 articles by the New York Times covering transgender issues from 2014-2026 revealed a stark shift towards hostile framing in 2022. In January 2015, the New York Ti...

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In These Times@inthesetimes.com · 2mo ago

“As long as they continue to target, detain, deport and incarcerate people they will always be the same, no matter under what department or what name.” @sarahlazare.bsky.social reports on the movement’s demand to end ICE’s violence, not transfer it elsewhere.

What We Mean When We Say Abolish ICE

Undocumented communities are demanding an end to devastating detentions, deportation and incarceration—not the transfer of such policies to a different agency.

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Disability Culture Lab@disabilitylab.bsky.social · 2mo ago

We're diving into how anti-Black racism is disabling. In addition to state violence and the stress of discrimination, even in the disabled community disabled Black people are ignored. Support disabled Black folks through mutual aid and uplifting the work of disabled Black organizers and artists!