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Breaking down examples of coverage focused on immigrants and their support systems, not just on the concept of unrest.

The Protocol, the New York Times ’ new podcast on the history of gender-affirming care for youth, largely excludes the voices ...

Against her will, the newsroom plans to use audio from the mom of a trans girl for its new podcast about gender-affirming ...

Against her will, the newsroom plans to use audio from the mom of a trans girl for its new podcast about gender-affirming ...

The current corporate model of journalism is falling short. Disinformation is running rampant. Journalists showing solidarity to their counterparts in Palestine are censored and targeted. Those ...

Residents of Morristown, N.J. gather with journalists at a 2017 Free Press event to discuss how to strengthen local news. Photo courtesy of Timothy Karr, illustration work by Erik Rodriguez. This is ...

Antoine Haywood on the value of learning from community access television’s roots in prosocial activism, public education, and civic communication. Antoine Haywood, in the gray polo, works with youth ...

Attendees engaged in discussion at a Free Press event. Photo courtesy of Free Press, illustration by Erik Rodriguez. Get The Objective in your inbox every week. We are at a pivotal moment. A shift in ...

The “Your South, Our South” panel held May 20, 2023, in partnership between Scalawag, PEN Piedmont, and Rofhiwa Books. Photo provided by Cierra Hinton, illustration work by Erik Rodriguez. Get The ...

Regardless of reason, uncritical food writing shores up existing power structures, and fails to serve the consumers and workers who stand to be hurt by them. Raskin’s critic photo. Photo by Allisyn K.