"We cannot ignore what this means for equity, representation, and the future of this organization."

Renee Nicole Good, 37, lived in the Twin Cities with her partner.

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One of U.S. nonprofit journalism's biggest funders no longer has an explicit section for “diversity, equity, and inclusion” on its mission page.

When we accept that we are powerless, we foreclose our own radical potential. Stories can change that.

Vogue.com is merging with Teen Vogue, eliminating its politics section. Just one woman of color remains on Teen Vogue’s editorial staff.

As right-wing efforts to connect trans people with violence escalate, journalists must be rigorous when covering anti-trans rhetoric.

Since the agency’s inception, FCC policies have undermined the 14th Amendment rights of Black people and Black communities.

We need new questions for the next two decades of nonprofit news and beyond. And we have to stop treating nonprofit status as "the fix."

There are multiple contexts from which to cover ICE. Many communities have weathered the fallout of raids and surveillance tactics.

The U.S. Supreme Court is doing law and politics in targeting the legal rights of the most marginalized. Coverage should reflect that.

There are multiple contexts from which to cover ICE. Many communities have weathered the fallout of raids and surveillance tactics.

When federal agents checked into a Pasadena hotel, they didn't expect hundreds of protesters and a day laborers’ band — now the tactic that kicked them out is spreading across LA.

Meanwhile, other mainstream media newsrooms treated the U.S. v. Skrmetti case as an opportunity to center coverage around the expected result.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers detained the wife of a Marine Corps veteran in Louisiana during a routine immigration appointment in New Orleans.

Meanwhile, other mainstream media newsrooms treated the U.S. v. Skrmetti case as an opportunity to center coverage around the expected result.

Leaving the notebook at home after 16 years at newspapers. (First published in Frank Shyong's Lunch Box and reprinted with permission.)

Leaving the notebook at home after 16 years at newspapers. (First published in Frank Shyong's Lunch Box and reprinted with permission.)

Even when movement journalists can’t offer justice, we’re not just responsible for our stories, but for the ways in which we listen.

As anti-trans legislation continues to reach record levels, these publications are excluding accurate reporting about the stakes.

"Movement journalism's purpose zero is challenging fascism and authoritarianism by fighting disinformation," Lewis Raven Wallace writes.

The major newswire service continues to use passive voice when describing a crucial flashpoint of police violence.

LA transportation officials delayed a major contract decision amid explosive allegations surfaced about bid rigging and insider access.

From subversive spaces, prison journalists build muscles of resistance and perhaps a sort of tolerance against the repressive nature of opposing forces.

The authors of a new HHS report make a case against pediatric gender transition.

A new limited-run column from The Objective from Lewis Raven Wallace, author of View from Somewhere: Undoing the Myth of Journalistic Objectivity, about why movement journalism matters.

Limiting press access through this policy is at the intersection of the administration's anti-press attitudes and transphobia.

It’s an attack on labor. But he can frame it as something else.

The Trump administration doesn’t mean “Get rid of DEI," they mean “resegregation.” Journalists should say that.

Semafor’s recent media summit had many ideas about how to restore trust – but not much discussion about how they track back to racial inequities.

Jeff Bezos’ suppression of The Post’s opinion section marks a significant blow to a declining mainstream press

“Jeff Bezos, the owner of the Washington Post, announced a major shift to the newspaper’s opinion section on Wednesday, saying it would now advocat...

Few calls lead to evidence of a shooting. ShotSpotter also missed fatal shootings, and routinely misidentified fireworks, and other sounds.

The court will decide if students need to prove bad faith—which is notoriously hard.

The Trump administration doesn’t mean “Get rid of DEI," they mean “resegregation.” Journalists should say that.

The Trump administration doesn’t mean “Get rid of DEI," they mean “resegregation.” Journalists should say that.

Sonmez, a former Post reporter, claims the paper illegally discriminated against her due to her status as a sexual assault survivor.