Students plugging local news gaps isn’t sustainable for students, communities, or journalism
Carla Murphy on how expecting college students to “fill the gap” in local news without addressing institutional power may reify inequities.
Movement journalism can transform narratives
When we accept that we are powerless, we foreclose our own radical potential. Stories can change that.
Looking to earth and ecology to revive local news
Jennifer Brandel on the civic potential of journalism that reorients toward the land.
The national media has ignored the South. Now the South’s problems are the nation’s
Oral histories from Southern journalists and authors about the news industry’s geographical bias.
Journalism appropriately covering this political moment needs funding
As efforts to increase newsroom diversity grind to a halt or are reversed, marginalized journalists face new obstacles amid industry cutbacks and right-wing pressure.
Teen Vogue’s loss is an irreplaceable void in teen media
Between fandoms and youth activists, people don’t take teenage girls seriously — but Teen Vogue did.
Baltimore media outlets may be exacerbating an already unprecedented overdose crisis
Experts say stigmatizing language and hasty coverage in Baltimore has spread misinformation and steered a city struggling with the overdose crisis away from public health response and toward fear-driven police crackdowns.
NewsGuild’s longest strike ends after historic court decision
The U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals found the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette violated the National Labor Relations Act on several counts. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette newsroom worker strike is the longest continuing work stoppage in the U.S.
Vogue guts Teen Vogue Politics team
Vogue.com is merging with Teen Vogue, eliminating the youth-focused publication’s politics section. Four Condé Union officers have also been fired after questioning the layoffs.
A letter from the Civic Media Magazine editors
Introducing the digital version of the Civic Media Magazine: The stories here show what’s possible when we reimagine local news not just as something to consume, but as a tool for community action.