As we build this unconventional newsroom, we're inspired by the many people and organizations that have laid the foundation for our work: @anitawrites.bsky.social, @citybureau.bsky.social, @documenters.org, @eltimpano.bsky.social, @zantimes.bsky.social, #NewsFutures — to name a few!!

Big news!🎉  Dr. Anita Varma @anitawrites.bsky.social has received the ICA @icajsd.bsky.social Journalism Studies Division Public Engagement Award for her work on solidarity journalism. We’re so proud to have her as part of the CME @texasmoody.bsky.social team!👏 #SolidarityJournalism #ICA25

Grateful to have the chance to join the Science Talk podcast with @ittefaq.bsky.social to discuss news coverage of the India-Pakistan tensions, solidarity in times of war, and media ethics when lives are on the line. Check out our conversation here: youtu.be/XHaMMWgz5lI?...

www.newsfromthestates.com/article/vene... “E.V. fled Venezuela after being tortured by officials for participating in a protest…E.V. also has a tattoo of a crown...However, this crown is not related to Tren de Aragua but rather, a tribute to his grandmother whose date of death appears at the base.”

Seems like has been very little coverage of protests happening in the U.S.--not necessarily an intentional media blackout (although possibly), but the result of a longstanding stance in legacy media that protests aren't worth covering, activists aren't credible sources (but somehow CEOs are), etc.

SCOOP: Now that Linda McMahon is confirmed/sworn in as secretary, Trump will be imminently issuing an executive order eliminating the Department of Education. I’ve obtained a draft of an email that McMahon will be sending to staff re: the EO and the department’s “final mission”. Here is a portion:

1) Trans & nonbinary people 2) Immigrants & mixed status families 3) Your individual tax return All 3 are vulnerable right now, and all 3 are *connected.* #3 isn’t in isolation. Endgame is imposing & enforcing state control over everyone - in all aspects of existing. There’s a name for that…

January unpopular take: There’s too much about the White House and not enough about people struggling to survive. There’s too much about potential & hypothetical impact and not enough about real & concrete impact. There’s too much and not enough. Let’s do better: theconversation.com/mainstream-m...

January unpopular take: There’s too much about the White House and not enough about people struggling to survive. There’s too much about potential & hypothetical impact and not enough about real & concrete impact. There’s too much and not enough. Let’s do better: theconversation.com/mainstream-m...

"Underrepresentation is a political outcome of attempting to preserve a set of power dynamics that are not equitable or aligned with constitutional ideals of basic dignity for everyone," says @anitawrites.bsky.social. LISTEN: How Solidarity Journalism Can Help Strengthen Democracy bit.ly/40AF3RC

As the struggle to make journalism more equitable in the US faces more threats & backsliding, grateful to the brilliant @anitawrites.bsky.social for taking time to share this @ijoc-usc.bsky.social review of my @columbiaup.bsky.social book ijoc.org/index.php/ij...

In this week's episode of The Signal Editor @cmychalejko.bsky.social speaks with @engagingnews.bsky.social's @anitawrites.bsky.social about Solidarity Journalism and how it can help restore trust in mainstream media and strengthen democracy. FULL EPISODE: bit.ly/40AF3RC

📣 New & updated Solidarity Journalism resources are now live! ⚖️ Defining social justice mediaengagement.org/research/def... 🪧 Nonpartisan solidarity for social justice mediaengagement.org/research/non... #️⃣👍💬 Superficial solidarity vs substantive solidarity mediaengagement.org/research/sup...

I've long been a fan, but I increasingly think solidarity journalism is the best way for those of us who want to do better and build trust to frame our efforts. Engagement journalism is similar, but I think solidarity is clearer and bolder.

"When reporting in solidarity, journalists use newsworthiness criteria, sourcing tactics, and framing styles that are distinct from those typically used by mainstream media." www.niemanlab.org/2025/01/soli... by @anitawrites.bsky.social Going into the syllabus!

“Through solidarity practices, mainstream media has a chance to achieve what it has always claimed to contribute to society: truthful reporting based on what is happening on the ground, to real people, in real time – and with real impact.” theconversation.com/mainstream-m...

check out @anitawrites.bsky.social new article in @us.theconversation.com on #solidarityJournalism

“Through solidarity practices, mainstream media has a chance to achieve what it has always claimed to contribute to society: truthful reporting based on what is happening on the ground, to real people, in real time – and with real impact.” theconversation.com/mainstream-m...

Trust in journalism discourse has always been a fascinating 🧶 to me. I hear the concerns coming from major media organizations about their waning legitimacy, but also have never been able to wrap my mind around the dominant messaging that mainstream journalism needs to “restore” public trust, (1/

🔥🔥 Check out The Austin Chronicle’s new piece on solidarity journalism, by Austin Sanders www.austinchronicle.com/news/2024-11...

🔥🔥 Check out The Austin Chronicle’s new piece on solidarity journalism, by Austin Sanders www.austinchronicle.com/news/2024-11...

Blog post with a recap of our still-timely discussion of issues with 2024 election coverage & dominant media discourse in the aftermath: mediaengagement.org/blogs/solida...

ICYMI: Solidarity Reporting Beyond “The Latino Vote” and “The Arab Vote” recording now available on YouTube, with links to slides & resources in the description! youtu.be/OrgGtc_7FNA?...

Tomorrow!

Join us this Wednesday at 5pm CT / 6pm ET on Zoom for Solidarity Reporting Beyond “The Latino Vote” and “The Arab Vote”! www.eventbrite.com/e/solidarity...

Join us Wednesday on Zoom! www.eventbrite.com/e/solidarity...

How can journalism serve a fracturing public while building credibility? Through solidarity practices that begin by focusing on issues placing people’s basic needs at stake: mediaengagement.org/solidarity-j...

You know, I am starting to think that these billionaire rich guys aren’t just like us.

Can we all be this mad when dominant news outlets refuse to take a stance on social injustice, too? Or is this outrage reserved for presidential endorsements? 🤐🗳️ mediaengagement.org/solidarity-j...

“Reporting that this individual is ‘one of the good ones,’ news coverage routinely suggests that the systems governing society are in place to punish the unequivocally guilty — not the innocent. The basis for outrage, then, lies in a system malfunction, not the system itself…”

“There’s no government official or study acknowledging the phenomenon” apnews.com/article/iran...

Very happy we could do this panel at #aejmc24 for my book with Tom Johnson. A full room and great discussion from contributors (l to r) @drkath.bsky.social, @anitawrites.bsky.social, Lindsey Meeks, @joshscacco.bsky.social, @prjohnson.bsky.social, and Andrew Mendelson.

I don’t get it. He was impeached twice, Jan 6 happened, and 0 times (of many times) has a “journalist asking tough questions” led to him answering these questions or diminishing his support. Why are we still doing this? 😵‍💫

Raquel Willis was supposed to be giving a book talk at NABJ right now. Her statement:

Coming to Austin for Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) 2024? Join us for a panel on solidarity reporting! Wednesday, August 7, 2pm-3pm, featuring 3 fantastic journalists: Cecilia Lei, Tahera Rahman, and Mary Kang (moderator: me!)

Today's Grants Pass decision from the Supreme Court is a reminder that justice is never handed down from the highest courts, officials, or institutions in our society. Solidarity means we take care of us from the ground-up, regardless of institutionalized neglect, criminalization, & dehumanization.

“Solidarity everywhere." At a time of unprecedented heat waves in India, flooding in Brazil, and the aftermath of Cyclone Freddy in Malawi, Madagascar, and Mozambique, the Solidarity Journalism Initiative is developing a focus on climate justice. (1/

"We were fair but perhaps not truthful." In his new book, a memoir of his career, Times columnist @NickKristof writes, "We shouldn't be neutral about upholding democracy." @oliverdarcy asks him if his colleagues in the press are as clear about this as he is. view.newsletters.cnn.com/messages/171...

As protests continue, journalists are working hard to meet the moment. Social justice activists are often reluctant to trust journalists, due to reporting routines that prioritize officials over people within the movement. What would help?💡Solidarity reporting. www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcomm...

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