Movement journalism can transform narratives
When we accept that we are powerless, we foreclose our own radical potential. Stories can change that.
The Case for Movement Journalism
A column by Lewis Raven Wallace outlining the ten primary purposes of movement journalism as a draft theory of change.
Latest in The Case for Movement Journalism
How does a story go from ‘spreading awareness’ to making concrete change?
Movement journalism needs a theory of change in order to affect policy and practice.
Meeting community information needs can build community power
How movement journalism develops local networks of trust and connection, even before disaster strikes.
Make it make sense: movement media as political education
Even when our stories herald bad news, they can also include context and analysis that helps people make meaning of the story and figure out our role in responding.
We can resist the robots
Movement journalists don’t attempt to connect to people in order to sell to them, but view this connection as a mission unto itself.
Stories are an ‘arrow in a quiver’
How movement journalists share strategy and inspire action.
A focus on the process, not just product: Healing through hearing
Even when we can’t offer justice, movement journalism can offer healing or catharsis. We’re not just responsible for our stories, but for the ways in which we listen, for the space we create in the process.
‘No act of journalism … is too small’: Creating necessary archives
The threat to our stories of liberation and justice is real and ongoing. But through archiving, even if we lose our fights, the next generations have a shot at learning what we attempted and how.
This moment shows why movement journalism matters
Movement journalism's purpose zero: Challenging fascism and authoritarianism by fighting disinformation.
How does a story go from ‘spreading awareness’ to making concrete change?
Movement journalism needs a theory of change in order to affect policy and practice.
Meeting community information needs can build community power
How movement journalism develops local networks of trust and connection, even before disaster strikes.
Make it make sense: movement media as political education
Even when our stories herald bad news, they can also include context and analysis that helps people make meaning of the story and figure out our role in responding.
We can resist the robots
Movement journalists don’t attempt to connect to people in order to sell to them, but view this connection as a mission unto itself.
Stories are an ‘arrow in a quiver’
How movement journalists share strategy and inspire action.
A focus on the process, not just product: Healing through hearing
Even when we can’t offer justice, movement journalism can offer healing or catharsis. We’re not just responsible for our stories, but for the ways in which we listen, for the space we create in the process.
‘No act of journalism … is too small’: Creating necessary archives
The threat to our stories of liberation and justice is real and ongoing. But through archiving, even if we lose our fights, the next generations have a shot at learning what we attempted and how.
This moment shows why movement journalism matters
Movement journalism's purpose zero: Challenging fascism and authoritarianism by fighting disinformation.