New journalism philanthropy shifts under the Trump administration have disproportionately affected organizations led by people of color.

After a historic three-year strike, staffers at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette returned to work in late November. Now, the 239-year-old paper is shuttering.

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A Jersey Bee youth media workshop held at Rutgers University-Newark last year focused on producing a “Student’s Guide to School Board Elections.” Photo courtesy of Nikki Villafane for the Jersey Bee, ...

This piece is part of the column series ‘The Case for Movement Journalism‘. Read other column installments here. These purposes for journalism make up a kind of draft “theory of change” for movement ...

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Update, Nov. 6, 2:53 p.m.: Condé Nast fired four Condé union officers who confronted leadership seeking answers about the Teen Vogue merger and WIRED layoffs late on Nov. 5, the union said in a ...

Serena Pallan (left) and Layla Gentles (right) by excerpts from stories on media portrayals of youth and trust in the news. Last fall, Serena Pallan, a high school senior from Baltimore, Maryland, ...