Reclaiming Democracy

Protesters hold up signs at the Women's March in New York in 2017. The focus is on a piece of cardboard that reads Freedom of Speech Includes the Press.

U.S. journalists face retaliation, censorship for supporting Palestinian human rights

A growing list of journalists have been silenced for criticizing Israel’s military campaign and highlighting its deadly impact on Palestinians.

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ProPublica crossed the picket line 

Unions from both ProPublica and the Pittsburgh Post Gazette called out a “stunning and unacceptable” collaboration.

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Q&A: Emily Ramshaw of The 19th*

A Democracy Day Q&A with Emily Ramshaw, the CEO and co-founder of The 19th*.

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After pledging “accountability,” Reveal laid off all Black unionized staff 

Staffers of color say the investigative journalism nonprofit undervalues non-white reporters and is resistant to changing its ways.

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After 2020, Black-led newsrooms ask: Where is the long-term support?

Many Black-led outlets — digital and legacy media alike — are still trying to figure out how to sustain their work.

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Business Outsider? Strike publications offer a glimpse of worker-owned media

Amid a resurgence of union activism within digital media companies, striking workers at Business Insider and the Pittsburgh-Post Gazette are starting their own publications to showcase their value.

New youth-led climate protest group will ‘blockade’ White House Correspondents’ Dinner

Activists with the group Climate Defiance say national media is partly to blame for failing to prioritize climate coverage.

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Q&A: Daniel Nichanian on the nuts and Bolts of local democracy coverage for a national audience

Daniel Nichanian, the founder and editor-in-chief of Bolts, on why he’s “making a bet” on building new audiences for state and local democracy reporting.

Meet our new Democracy Correspondents!

The Objective is bringing on two Democracy Correspondents: Uyiosa Elegon and Jacob Gardenswartz. 

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The Objective will hire a Democracy Correspondent