"I think one worries about the pipeline. It’s not just Black journalists, now young journalists, diverse journalists don’t see a place for themselves at these papers.” —@karenattiah.bsky.social last October objectivejournalism.org/2026/02/wash...

Two @blueridgepublic.bsky.social reporters reflect on how their Hurricane Helene experience shaped their standards and practice for disaster reporting.

When the race and ethnicity reporting positions were created in 2020, then-CEO and publisher Fred Ryan said the Washington Post intended "to use our powerful platform to address issues of race in this historic moment and over the long-term.”

@erininthemorning.com: “Sometimes these [mainstream] outlets have this sort of institutional skepticism ... but whenever it applies to transgender people ... it’s almost like they don’t believe that something is happening to us until it actually happens.” objectivejournalism.org/2026/02/nati...

“Part of the narrative is that this isn’t about NPR. This is about impact to local and rural stations and their ability to serve their regions apart from NPR programming," said Tami Graham of @ksutpublicradio.bsky.social.

The defunding of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting represents one front in broader actions from the Trump administration targeting media and diversity programs across the country.

"“If you don’t include trans people, then we never get to seriously interrogate who gets protected in our society and who doesn’t," @trevellanderson.bsky.social, executive director of @transjournalists.org told @transitics.substack.com.

“Local journalists have been really annoyed with all the outsider journalists coming in,” said @southwestvoices.bsky.social editor-in-chief Melody Hoffmann. “I just think they’re getting the vibe wrong, especially if they weren’t here for 2020.”

Was honored to talk to @objectivejournos.bsky.social about dealing with Palestine as a journalism faculty member objectivejournalism.org/2026/01/jour...

ICYMI: Our latest story reported by @aaronstigile.bsky.social looks at how U.S. journalism faculty are discussing Palestine and genocide in their classes. (Spoiler alert: Many are not — or not willing to share on the record.) objectivejournalism.org/2026/01/jour...

Repost from @objectivejournos.bsky.social’s IG: “For our last 2025 post, we wanted to share the graphic notes from our Trans Media Convening panels 🏳️⚧️…” www.instagram.com/p/DS83anjEdX...

“Ironically, the failing to name what is now obvious to so many speaks to the fact of genocide: The first step towards genocide is denying the humanity of the targeted group," Dr. Gregory Khalil told @aaronstigile.bsky.social for The Objective's latest.

less than six months after striking workers at @pghguild.com ended their historic strike with a labor victory, their paper — the pittsburgh post-gazette — is closing. story for @objectivejournos.bsky.social here: objectivejournalism.org/2026/01/the-...

It’s a new year, but our mission remains the same: advancing the practice of movement journalism. @lewispants.bsky.social penned a series for @objectivejournos.bsky.social on eight ways movement journalism creates liberatory change @ bit.ly/transformingnarratives. 📸: Wikimedia Commons/James Salanga

I read @objectivejournos.bsky.social to understand what's really going on in the media industry and how that affects how we talk about reality. I've just given to their year-end fundraiser, and I encourage you to join me: like @thexylom.com, all donations are matched dollar-for-dollar up to $1,000!

🗞️✨As our Civic Media Series concludes, we’re grateful to our collaborators, authors, and readers for bringing this project to life. Now, look ahead with us. Support journalism that challenges power and serves communities. 👇 objectivejournalism.org/civic-media-... #CivicMedia #MediaSky

I spent Trump's first term covering Latinos in NYC, interning in CDMX reporting on corruption and impunity, and covering marginalized communities in a very conservative Texas county. This story — about journalism itself — was still the hardest one to report. www.niemanlab.org/2025/09/from...

I'm so honored that my friends at @objectivejournos.bsky.social named my story about journalism's retreat from DEI as one of their favorite pieces of media criticism this year. Every story on this list is worth your time: objectivejournalism.org/2025/12/the-...

“I don’t know that people realize, but life still happens inside ... I think as incarcerated journalists, we have access to that in a way that most reporters never have access.”

“For decades, philanthropy has reinforced a media landscape that favors the biggest (and whitest) news organizations, whether they be nonprofit, for-profit, or startups, while chronically underinvesting in ethnic and community media.” www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/a-re...

Our round-up of some 2025 stories on the news that stuck with us, featuring picks from @hashtagjames.bsky.social, @catachresis.bsky.social, @gabemschneider.bsky.social, and @alexip718.com (plus other anon community members): objectivejournalism.org/2025/12/the-...

“They're doing it for safety on the outside because even though some of these foundations don't get federal funding, they're still in the crosshairs.”

My work at @garmistudio.bsky.social is civic media. I’ve been collaborating with @objectivejournos.bsky.social to support their Civic Media Series. Learn how you can get involved. 👇🏽 objectivejournalism.org/civic-media-...

INBOX: first reported by @objectivejournos.bsky.social, one of the biggest funders of nonprofit journalism in the U.S. @knightfoundation.org, has edited its “About” page to remove its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) section, according to archives obtained through the Wayback Machine.

"As @lewispants.bsky.social describes in @objectivejournos.bsky.social, “fascist leaders thrive on an ill-informed public.” Wallace, citing @dreanyc123.bsky.social, notes that movement journalism’s 'purpose zero' is 'to challenge fascism and authoritarianism by fighting disinformation.'"

In the final piece for our 2025 Civic Media Series, Darryl Holliday writes: “The new contract between journalists and citizens will position journalism not as a separate entity serving the public, but as an act of citizenship itself.” Read the full piece 👇

What kinds of policies support better news futures? Mike Rispoli lays out five that support “a media system in which the needs of the working and middle classes are valued over corporate profits and the interests of billionaires." Read the full piece 👇

ICYMI: How can journalism create hope and shift narratives? The last of @lewispants.bsky.social's column on movement journalism offers some clarity: objectivejournalism.org/2025/12/move...

As of this year, there are fewer than 1,000 daily print newspapers remaining in the United States.

In this new release in our Civic Media Series, Michael Swerdlow writes, “We must accept that there is no new business model and no philanthropist who will save our free press. We, as the public, must do that work ourselves." Read the full piece 👇 objectivejournalism.org/2025/12/to-s...

In a “post-DEI” world, “how can we advance civic information and narratives that accurately share the wholeness and complexity of our communities and societies?” Read the full piece by Andrea D. Wenzel 👇 objectivejournalism.org/2025/12/thin...

In the latest from our Civic Media Series, Jennie Rose Halperin explores why, in an era of escalating threats to democracy, librarians and journalists should collaborate to build meaningful local media ecosystems. Read the full piece 👇

In the age of meme-slop and digital newsrooms shuttering, are mainstream newsrooms equipped to cover the internet? @jakeadampitre.bsky.social asked @taylorlorenz.bsky.social, @ryanhatesthis.bsky.social, and @samleecole.bsky.social to weigh in:

Carla Murphy offers a critical power analysis of higher education’s relationship to community and to newsrooms, charting a vision for what a healthier, more reciprocal dynamic could look like. Read the full piece in our Civic Media Series 👇 objectivejournalism.org/2025/12/stud...

Can stories still change people's minds? How about the structures we live in? @lewispants.bsky.social argues yes. In his latest column about movement journalism, he says it's crucial we believe that — and tell stories that help us see our own power:

🗞️✨Keeping up with our Civic Media Series? Learn more, check out our refreshed pieces, and stay tuned for brand new essays dropping this month. 👀 objectivejournalism.org/civic-media-... #CivicMedia #FutureOfJournalism #Mediasky

#movementmediamonday is for supporting independent, non-corporate journalism that reimagines what news media can be. if you appreciate the work @objectivejournos.bsky.social does, like publishing lewis’s column, we need your help to keep that work going! chip in here: givebutter.com/objective25

happy #movementmediamonday! movement media has helped me stay hopeful in the face of mainstream news' flaws, so editing @lewispants.bsky.social’s series on movement journalism for @objectivejournos.bsky.social has been a joy. their latest column is out today: objectivejournalism.org/2025/12/move...

“Healthy media ecosystems provide people with information to meet their needs. But how do we know how much of that vision is being achieved?” Kang-Xing Jin makes the case for establishing a measuring infrastructure within civic media. Read the full piece 👇

What if journalism mirrored ecological systems rather than capitalist markets? Jennifer Brandel envisions a future of journalism where local news is rooted in local land. Read the full piece in our Civic Media Series👇 objectivejournalism.org/2025/11/look...

"Nearly a decade into my writing career, as an Atlanta-based journalist, I’ve become accustomed to national media turning a blind eye to the South," ajajeanarnold.bsky.social writes. She asked four Southern authors to contextualize this long-standing bias. objectivejournalism.org/2025/11/the-...

Legacy news isn’t the only way information gets shared in communities. Jesse Hardman argues that it’s time to identify and support the information gardens already growing in community backyards around the country. Read the piece in our Civic Media Series 👇

In the latest for our Civic Media Series, Cierra Brown Hinton argues that for a truly equitable future of journalism, media and movement must work together strategically. Read the full piece 👇

“From sustainability, social justice, politics, fashion, and everything else, Teen Vogue was a place for young women to feel seen and heard,” @aiyanaish.bsky.social said. “It also gave them the chance to speak for themselves.”

For local news to effectively contribute to civic health, a newsroom must be more than just a newsroom. Richard Young makes the case for a news future that integrates journalism with community, local government, and civic organizations. Read the full piece 👇

Journalism is broken. So let’s reimagine it, together. Civic media is part of an equitable news future, and it needs your support. 🗞️ Get your copy of our print magazine. 👇 🧡 Donate or become a monthly supporter today.

In a 2019 study of media organizations, researchers found that the news industry “likely contributes to the widespread public stigma toward people with addiction that hinders advancement of public health policy solutions to the U.S. opioid epidemic.”

"The mainstream press has never been fully present to consistently, accurately, or fearlessly tell Indigenous stories.” Jodi Rave Spotted Bear spotlights the Native-led efforts that are building the future of Indigenous journalism. Read the full piece 👇 objectivejournalism.org/2023/11/jodi...

Hear from our very own worker-owner and co-founder @sesmith.lol and a powerhouse panel of trans media at the trans media convening organized by @objectivejournos.bsky.social ! Flyer by rommy torrico 💻 Register at https://f.mtr.cool/nuowcscmvw by November 14th!

“Guild members would have been afforded more rights working without a contract than by accepting all of PG Publishing’s proposals,” wrote opinion author and Third Circuit judge Cindy Chung about @pghguild.com workers bargaining with @post-gazette.com. .