Q&A

Interviews with journalists (and non-journalists) that challenge journalism to be better.

Q&A: ONA’s Irving Washington on Vision25

2020 was a year of commitments in journalism. Commitments to doing better. Commitments to anti-racism. Commitments to diversity and inclusion. While 2021 will be the year of gauging just how serious many news organizations are about confronting their history of racism, both in their coverage and in their hiring, at least one major collective of […]

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Q&A: Study Hall’s Chika Ekemezie on the difference between writers and journalists

Study Hall's Chika Ekemezie on professionalism, the difference between a “writer” and a “journalist,” and how Study Hall helps remove barriers.

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Q&A: When will public media be public media for all?

J.C. Polk and Ernesto Aguilar on the ways public media fails people of color.

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Q&A: Diversity Hire with Arjun Ram Srivatsa and Kevin Lozano

The Objective talked with the podcast's founders about their careers and the notion of “POC in media."

Q&A: Get Current Studio wants to bring publishers of color online

The Objective talks to Michael Grant, a visual journalist, designer, and co-founder of Get Current Studio.

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Q&A: Gaby Del Valle on "objectivity" in immigration reporting

Gaby Del Valle on what it means to be an immigration reporter and the assumptions reporters make in reporting on immigration.

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Q&A: Bilingual reporting is a necessity

Azucena Rasilla on coverage gaps being filled by The Oaklandside and how critical it is to reach community where they are — in Spanish and English.

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Q&A: Language is not neutral

Alex Kapitan on falling in love with words and the ways newsrooms can not only use language to minimize harm, but also do more good.

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Q&A: Ben Smith doesn’t want to pick a side

Ben Smith on the tensions between those who control power at journalism institutions and those who do the work.

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Q&A: Trans media workers make their own space

Oliver-Ash Kleine on why the Trans Journalists Association needs to exist and how it’s already making a difference.