A chat about how the NJ Civic Info Consortium offers a model for states seeking to address local-news deserts and the failure of traditional commercial news to serve communities of color. (2021)
A conversation about how media ownership and newsroom practices play a critical role in addressing anti-Black racism – and how we can transform media's future. (2021)
A deep-dive into an audit that found that people of color are deeply marginalized in The Philadelphia Inquirer's coverage as well as its newsroom. (2021)
A playbook for communities on how to envision local news that represents the community, host story circles, hold community meetings with journalists and more.
A town hall with journalists, advocates and policy experts on challenging and changing a media that normalized White supremacy in the Trump era. (2019)
In August and September, Free Press staffers kept up the drumbeat for more equitable journalism, fought for media reparations and spoke out about the dangers of AI.