Carla Murphy on how expecting college students to “fill the gap” in local news without addressing institutional power may reify inequities. A Jersey Bee youth media workshop held at Rutgers University ...

Issue 89: Also, reflections on the NABJ Trump panel as the dust settles, Felicia Somnez's dismissal to go before NLRB, and more. Among the trials and tribulations of being a marginalized journalist ...

The Objective is an independent, nonprofit newsroom covering inequity in journalism and the media. Join journalists, editors, newsroom leaders, students, and anyone who reads news questioning whose ...

The podcast makes the case for better political reporting on anti-trans ballot measures by examining Colorado's history of anti-gay ballot measure organizing. Q&A: Assal Rad and the media’s missing ...

Following up on newsroom promises from 2020. As the year draws to a close and Donald Trump’s presidency approaches, I’ve seen and heard a lot of discussions from journalists who are examining the ways ...

Issue 159: Plus, the state of climate media, progressive Texas outlet to close, and a Q&A with @muslim founder. In today’s digest is a story looking at the factors that push journalists of color out ...

Following up on newsroom promises from 2020. Issue 176: Also, our website has a new look, USA Today Co. executives dodge questions on Palantir partnership, and more. First things first: We updated our ...

Issue 146: Also, NYT continues publishing anti-trans misinfo, new report about journalists killed in 2025, and the future of let-go WaPo journos. This week’s newsletter features a look at the newest ...

Following up on newsroom promises from 2020. First things first: We won’t be in your inbox next week due to the holiday. Stay safe and hydrated! We’ll be back on July 11. Onto this week’s top story: ...

The multimedia exhibition — “Black Futures Newsstand Presents: Riot to Repair Soundscape Exhibition” — showcases work reflecting on the historic events that took place five years ago and imagines the ...

The failures of newsrooms to substantively cover anti-trans legislation in 2023 and 2024 have compounded over the first year of Trump’s second term in office. In 2016, when North Carolina Republicans ...

It’s not your fault you’re broke. New data from the National Writers Union offers a glimpse into a bleak picture of decades-long wage stagnation in freelance journalism. Collage by James Salanga.