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A collage of the Media 2070 members (Anshantia Oso, Joseph Torres, Venneikia Williams, Diamond Hardman, Afton Paige) on The Objective orange-themed background. Anshantia is a Black woman with yellow floral earrings and natural hair above her shoulders. Joseph is a Latine man wearing a tan shirt with graying hair and an beard. Venneikia is a Black fem with a half-up, half-down hairdo with hair set in waves below their shoulders wearing an orange dress. Diamond is a Black woman with just-past-shoulder-length hair wearing a yellow floral shirt. Afton is a Black woman wearing a button-up with her hair in braids swung over her left shoulder. Above the members is the text, “Media 2070, An Invitation to Dream Up Media Reparations.”

Q&A: ‘We’re winning when media reparations is common-sense’: Media 2070’s new chapter

In the midst of attacks on Black press and journalists, Media 2070 charts a tangible future for Black narrative power and media reparations.

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Journalist’s Resource downsizes

After “several funders did not renew their grants,” the Harvard-based hub making academia accessible to reporters cut its program director and managing editor positions.

A photo from a Feb. 5 rally supporting the fired Post reporters, with a sign centered in the frame that says "Save the Post".
Washington Post lays off race and ethnicity reporters  

After cutting around one-third of staff, the Washington Post says it will concentrate on “areas that demonstrate authority” — with a national reporting desk that is now overwhelmingly white.

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In the wake of defunding public media, rural radio holds steadfast

With the dissolution of the Corporation of Public Broadcasting — a 60-year support system — tribal-serving radio stations face a steep climb towards community self-sufficiency head-on.

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As ICE agents flood Minnesota, local reporters say national news misses the mark

Recent New York Times reporting on a Minnesota scandal may have cast unwelcome attention to the state’s Somali community, but it isn’t the first time national journalists haven’t captured the full scope of Minnesota’s local stories.

A collage with a photo from the Arizona State University Palestine solidarity encampment with an orange filter put over top above the Northwestern University arch and a screenshot of an article from The Intercept that reads: "Leaked NYT Gaza Memo Tells Journalists To Avoid Words 'Genocide', 'Ethnic Cleansing', And 'Occupied Territory'. Amid the internal battle over the New York Times's coverage of Israel's war, top editors handed down a set of directives."
Journalism school faculty grapple with covering Palestine and genocide 

U.S. journalism professors have taken a variety of approaches to teaching about covering Palestine, including not doing so at all.

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Journalism philanthropy shifts approach to funding diverse newsrooms

The ebb and flow of the philanthropic sector — especially around stories of marginalized people — has been an issue even before Trump’s targeting of DEI. But new shifts have disproportionately affected organizations led by people of color.

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The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is closing

After a historic three-year strike, staffers at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette returned to work in late November. Now, the 239-year-old paper is shuttering.

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The Knight Foundation scrubs DEI section from its ‘About’ page

One of the biggest funders of nonprofit journalism in the U.S. no longer publicly lists an explicit section about “diversity, equity, and inclusion” on its mission page.

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The resurrected American Penal Press Contest honors incarcerated journalists

2025 saw the revival of the historic journalism awards, once called the Pulitzers of prison newsrooms, after a 35-year hiatus.