We’re sponsoring a panel @objectivejournos.bsky.social’s 11/14 Trans Media Convening: “The free, virtual gathering will focus on outlining what trans people need from journalism and from cis allies not just in this moment, but beyond.” Join us—register by 11/7 @ bit.ly/transmediaconvening!

Your story has power. Learn how to write an effective story pitch & what comes after it’s accepted/published @ our 11/13 virtual workshop, Landing the Pitch: How to Pitch Your Stories to Outlets. Registration closes in three days—sign up now @ bit.ly/landingthepitch!

From Stonewall, to Attica, to the clubs of NYC, to the streets of San Francisco, to the oasis of Little Rock. Miss Major taught us how to love, how to fight, how to be in it for the long haul. Rest well, new trancestor & thank you. We won’t let you down. What did Miss Major teach you?

“This is testimony, this is history. This is life, crushed by power. These scribblings are the words of the vanquished. But this collection is also literary art.“ In the ‘Voices of Resistance’ anthology, Palestinian women write to us from the end of the Earth, writes Avik Jain Chatlani.

Jamaica braces for Hurricane Melissa, forecast as one of the most devastating storms on record, with Cuba, Haiti, the Bahamas, and the Turks and Caicos also expected to face severe impacts.

A U.S. official says the Biden administration buried his finding that the IDF intentionally shot a journalist, alleging the State Department downplayed it to avoid angering Israel.

ICE is doing its dirty work, detaining thousands of people a day without criminal records. And doing it without a warrant. But people are standing up. And the resistance is growing. Latest episode #StoriesOfResistance @undertheshadow.bsky.social

LIVE NOW! Read This When Things Fall Apart Join @mskellymhayes.bsky.social for the virtual launch of her new book of letters to activists in crisis, in conversation with @shaneburley.bsky.social, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, and Atena Danner. Stream here:

This feature from fellow cofounder/worker-owner @nicolefroio.bsky.social about how the music industry is running scared of decolonization and a free Palestine.

"Guevara had not given up hope of one day returning to the US, where he said he had a fully paid house and was striving for legal permanent residency at the time of his deportation." Being a member of the media is not a crime. Being an immigrant is not a crime.

Our board chair, Samantha Hamilton & Alma Bowman connect the dots in @scalawagmagazine.bsky.social: ICE and the U.S. military use the same playbook, exploiting impoverished communities by presenting imperialism as a boon to their economies. Read the full story @ bit.ly/thesameplaybook.

You know what would be too spooky? Not watching The World is Watching queer history film festival hosted by us, @framelinefest and @appalshop. You simply must check it out before it ends on October 31! RSVP to watch with us at frameline.org/theworldiswatching

This #LGBTQHistoryMonth, meet Suzanne Pharr, who’s featured in our “Flowers for Our Elders” coloring book. She co-founded Southerners On New Ground, authored "Homophobia: A Weapon of Sexism," & much more. You can hear from her on "The Nerve!" podcast: nationalcouncilofelders.org/the-nerve-podcast/.

Anthony Boyd's execution last night was the longest nitrogen suffocation execution in the method’s history, writes journalist Lee Hedgepeth, who witnessed it.

Are your story pitches as effective as they could be? Would you like to pitch a story to a media outlet but don’t know where to start? Sound like you? Join our November 13 virtual pitching workshop led by writer, cultural worker & educator, KB! Register by November 6 @ bit.ly/landingthepitch.

This Community Media Day, we celebrate you—the heart of movement media. Help us continue training underresourced Southern media makers in producing reporting for their own communities. Support our Level Up popular education work: ➡️ givebutter.com/LevelUpMJ

Doulas in rural New Mexico consider themselves to be first responders for the pregnant patients in their communities. Medicaid covers almost half of births in rural areas nationwide. With Medicaid cuts incoming, doulas step up to help New Mexico families, Kiara Alfonseca reports.

For Black Poetry Day, read Jordan Taliha McDonald's "Golden Corral (for Pooda)" in the latest issue of SISTORIES' literary magazine (bit.ly/sistories). It’s a powerful poem that finds “herstory” in crows eating trash outside a buffet, meditating on survival.

We honor the strength, resilience & sovereignty of Indigenous peoples today & all-year-round. Check out our collaborative guide on how to report on the missing & murdered Indigenous women crisis in the U.S. South with the care & accuracy it deserves @ bit.ly/mmiwjustice. #NoMoreStolenSisters

Our work is rooted in this belief: The U.S. South is an epicenter of liberation & our stories are the soil from which change grows. Our values are our compass as we support journalism in service to liberation. Check out our #MovementJournalism values, then let us know some of your own!

Level up your skills in this current era of mis/disinformation: Join journalist & fact-checker Siri for our virtual training, Fact-Checking 101! Register today @ bit.ly/factchecktraining. Details: 📅 Date: October 23 ⏰ Time: 1:00-2:30pm ET / 12:00-1:30pm CT 🎟️ Pay What You Can ($0-$125)

For two years, the world has watched a genocide unfold in Gaza on our phone screens. 64,000+ Palestinians murdered by Israel. We honor the journalists in Gaza who’ve become the world's eyes & conscience, many of whom have been targeted & killed for telling the truth. 🎨: Peonica Fernando

Join Press On & Transgender Law Center for our 10/8 Reporting on Queer & Trans Migrants in the Midst of ICE Violence webinar to gain some of the insights, tactics & knowledge needed to effectively report on queer & trans migrant communities. Register at bit.ly/QTMigrants by 10/6!

Our coloring book, “Flowers for Our Elders,” brings the stories of Southern movement elders to life. Meet Pat Hussain, who led a successful campaign to move a 1996 Olympic event out of Cobb County, Ga. to protest an anti-LGBTQIA+ resolution. #InternationalDayOfOlderPersons

We had a blast spreading the word about movement journalism @nlgjaofficial.bsky.social’s annual convention in Atlanta earlier this month! We presented on ethics of care & solidarity and responsible reporting on trans communities with amazing partner orgs. 🔥#NLGJA25

Mario Guevara faces imminent deportation after being detained by ICE for over 100 days. His crime? Livestreaming a “No Kings” protest. If you were outraged about Jimmy Kimmel, you should be more outraged about Guevara. It’s time to #FreeMario now!

Half of the victims on Friday died in Israeli air strikes in Gaza City, while 13 others were killed near GHF aid sites.

Join us for our virtual Fact-Checking 101 training next month led by journalist & fact-checker, Siri! Learn how to spot mis/disinformation, how to ID appropriate sources & more. Register @ bit.ly/factchecktraining! 📅October 23 ⏰ 1:00-2:30pm ET / 12:00-1:30pm CT 🎟️ Pay what you can ($0-$125)

Last year, we published a tribute to some of our icons: “Flowers for Our Elders: A Southern Movement Elder Coloring Book.” By honoring the work of leaders like Tirso Moreno, we’re refusing to allow history to be rewritten.

Join Press On & Transgender Law Center for our October 8 Reporting on Queer & Trans Migrants in the Midst of ICE Violence webinar to gain some of the insights, tactics & knowledge needed to effectively report on queer & trans migrant communities. Register by October 6 at bit.ly/QTMIgrants!

We were honored to join a powerful panel alongside Transgender Law Center for the NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists Conference. We’ll be hosting a webinar to dive deeper into ethical trans queer migrant reporting practices through our "Guide for Reporting on Queer and Trans Migrants"! 🏳️‍⚧️📰

This is more than a coloring book—it's our love letter to Southern movement history. We present “Flowers for Our Elders: A Southern Movement Elder Coloring Book.” From time to time, we’ll be sharing pages from the coloring book on our social media. Meet movement elder Mandy Carter!

Victory! A federal judge has temporarily halted Georgia Senate Bill 185, calling the ban on gender-affirming care a violation of the 8th Amendment—a major win for incarcerated trans people in GA who deserve essential healthcare! Read from @atlpresscollective.com @ bit.ly/gasb185. 📸: Getty Images

Join us for our virtual Fact-Checking 101 training next month led by journalist & fact-checker, Siri! Learn how to spot mis/disinformation, how to ID appropriate sources & more. Register @ bit.ly/factchecktraining! 📅October 23 ⏰ 1:00-2:30pm ET / 12:00-1:30pm CT 🎟️ Pay what you can ($0-$125)

Movement journalists who report on the prison industrial complex should know about the resource, Incarceration Transparency. Explore research and data about incarceration in your state at IncarcerationTransparency.org.

Today ICE killed Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez, an immigrant in Chicago who was shot during an enforcement operation. DHS' press release about his death focused on the agency's claim that ICE agents have seen a "1000% increase in assaults against them."

According to @aljazeera.com, as of August 25, 2025, at least ⁠278 mostly Palestinian journalists & media workers have been killed since Israel escalated its genocide in Gaza after October 7, 2023.⁠ We honor their lives by continuing our mission of uncovering injustices through storytelling.

“Defeatism has no place in liberation." -Mireille Fanon Mendès-France Fanon's anti-imperialist writings & fight against Nazis remain a guide for challenging fascism & white supremacy today. Read @truthout.org’s interview w/ Fanon Mendès-France @ bit.ly/FightAgainstFascism. 📸: Getty Images

Repost from @politicswithnj’s TikTok: “The Administration has just announced that they will be deploying the National Guard to nearly 20 new states. Watch this video to see if yours is one of the states listed. #politicswithnj”

Cop City RICO motions hearings Sept. 8, 2025, live thread. Live video stream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJvX...

The local chapter of Mothers for Ceasefire launched a week-long solidarity fast to protest Israel’s blockade of aid to Gaza, where famine was declared last month.

Derek Trumbo: “We only make about 86 cents for a full day of labor. That means we have to work for eight days just to be able to afford a single package of commissary bacon.” Read about the exorbitant commissary food prices incarcerated people deal with @prismreports.org: bit.ly/baconbehindbars.

This #LaborDay, we honored Marvel Cooke: groundbreaking journalist & fierce labor organizer. She helped organize one of the first labor unions of journalists & exposed the exploitation of Black women domestic workers. ‪Read about her on @teenvogue.com @ bit.ly/MarvelCooke.

At our May Disability Reporting 101 training, @thesicktimes.org & @newdisabledsouth.org got us up to speed on disability reporting basics. We’re excited to share a few of their tips with you @ tinyurl.com/disabilityreportingtips! Art: Sins Invalid

This @teenvogue.com op-ed explains how elected officials are trying to rewrite the history of Southern oppressed groups now more than ever: tinyurl.com/holdourhistory. But we’re unwavering in our commitment to Southern social justice storytelling! 📸: Getty Images

🎙️Migrant communities and labor organizing are intrinsically connected says @malcriada.bsky.social. She draws a line from anti-immigrant movements of the 1920s to the present in her recent writing for @theprogressivemag.bsky.social and @inthesetimes.com. Listen here: www.wortfm.org/repatriation...

"I don’t see suffering as a zero-sum game. I want to think about what it means for us to elevate and care about the suffering and pain of men and boys without the inference that that means that women and girls aren’t suffering, too."

All too often, mainstream media will cover a policy decision and stop there. It’s independent media that follows up and explores the impact on people’s lives. @capitalb.bsky.social Rural Issues Reporter @aallyahpatrice.bsky.social shares why inclusive, nuanced storytelling matters: bit.ly/3UtMh67

Press On is a Southern media collective that catalyzes change & advances justice through the practice of movement journalism. We are rooted in & practicing solidarity with Southern oppressed communities. Let us know how you learned about Press On—we’re grateful to be in community with you!

A federal judge on Thursday ordered the shutdown of the so-called “Alligator Alcatraz” immigrant detention facility in the Florida Everglades, saying that the facility was doing significant damage to the ecosystem of the Everglades.