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Former president Donald Trump sits in front of three American flags on stage with three Black women: ABC News host Rachel Scott, Semafor political reporter Kadia Goba, and Fox News host Harris Faulkner, from left to right.
NABJ’s Trump panel left many Black journalists asking: Why?

Despite live fact-checking, the panel saw former president Donald Trump rehashing racist stereotypes and disrespecting panelists. Members critiqued the opaque invitation process, saying the panel turned the convention into a headline, instead of a safe community space.

Screenshot of the lower half of the front page of the Thriving BIPOC Journalism Report by the Racial Equity in Journalism Fund. On a white background designed to look like paper, text reads: Modeling the Future of News for and by Black, Brown, and Indigenous Communities.
New Borealis report: Prioritize funding BIPOC media, not AI
Catalyzing civic media movement is our way out of the ‘local news crisis’

Let's treat the current state of the industry like the civic health crisis it is.

Two clear glass awards dedicated to Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff are on a wooden table.
Who wins in journalism?

Poking holes in the journalism awards complex.

Three women of varying races sit at a table discussing. There is a light blue overlay with orange-outlined transparent icons like lightbulbs, a speech bubble with a microphone, a handshake and more.
It’s time for civic media

Fifteen years into the cratering of the local commercial newspaper business, a burgeoning noncommercial media movement is developing.

The four-story Pittsburgh Post-Gazette building.
Looking back at one of news’ longest strikes in recent history

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette strike — and striking workers' publication, the Pittsburgh Union Progress — are almost one year old.

Chazaro, left, interviews musical artist Kev Choice, right.
Q&A: Alan Chazaro of KQED’s ¡Hella Hungry!

Poet, educator and ¡Hella Hungry! creator Alan Chazaro reflects on coming to food writing as someone from outside the institution of traditional journalism, telling human stories through food and more.

A photo of the pride flag against a pale blue sky, covering the sun.
Diversity win? Autostraddle isn’t living up to its values.

A coalition of writers have expressed concerns over the lack of transparency from the major queer publication.

Buzzfeed News’ shutdown shows corporate media won’t save journalism

When corporate media makes revenue king, it hurts both journalists and the audiences they serve.

A photo of eggshells.
What is the Food Media Reckoning?

Reporting, essays, and criticism about the holes that still exist in food media — and what its future could look like when we look to its past.