Special Projects

Why are women of color erased from their own science stories?

This piece is a part of The Objective’s Science Series and is funded by the National Association of Science Writers’ Peggy Girshman Idea Grants. Here’s something you won’t read in the New York Times: Rumman Chowdury is one of the pioneers of responsible artificial intelligence.  Instead, you’ll see Chowdhury described as a researcher who built a tool. Or […]

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Tech journalism must center the workers that keep Big Tech running

Tech isn’t just venture capitalists, start-up founders, and engineers. Mainstream tech journalism should reflect that.

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How journalism fails small towns during (and after) wildfire season

Journalists need to keep a close eye on these stories long after the flames go out because for so many, the flames never really do.

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Q&A: Stephen Satterfield

Whetstone Magazine founder and High on the Hog host talks about Black-owned food publications and confronting formulaic food media.

A screenshot of the Harper's Letter headline: "A Letter on Justice and Open Debate", published July 7, 2020. A subhed reads: The below letter will be appearing in the Letters section of the magazine's October issue. We welcome responses at letters@harpers.org
A More Specific Letter on Justice and Open Debate

An open letter from journalists of color, with contributions from workers in academia and publishing, in response to the Harper's Letter.