The Objective

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The Objective wins its first INN Award!

The win was in the Breaking Barriers (Micro Division) category, for a story reported by Alexis Allison covering a New York City newspaper editor’s years-long bullying.

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The Objective is a finalist for two INN Awards!

The nominations are both for a story reported by Alexis Allison, which covered a New York City newspaper editor’s years-long bullying.

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Four and a half years later, The Objective is still here. What’s next?

Our year-end fundraiser recap and looking ahead to 2025 with The Objective.

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Lewis Raven Wallace joins The Objective’s advisory board

Wallace, an independent journalist and co-founder of southern movement collective Press On, is the author and host of the book and podcast “The View from Somewhere.” 

One hundred issues of The Objective’s newsletter

100 issues later, The Objective and our newsletter are still here. What have we learned?

A new chapter for The Objective  

Co-director James Salanga reflects on changes at the newsroom, which is now able to fund part-time salaries for its two co-directors, Salanga and Gabe Schneider.

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
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Two years of The Objective
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The Objective is back