Stories from the Field

Over the past four months, News Voices: Colorado has guided 12 journalists in producing equitable and community-centered storytelling in Boulder County.

Free Press staffers are fighting to ensure the media serve local communities and hold the powerful accountable.

Free Press staffers have been busy advocating for just, community-centered journalism and tech.

A recent Free Press webinar gave journalists crucial strategies on how to cover civil unrest, white supremacy and the communities that racism most impacts.

From fighting electoral lies to confronting white supremacy, Free Press staffers have been keeping busy during a pivotal moment for our democracy.

A View from the Field is a biweekly feature that highlights the efforts of Free Press’ team of organizers, advocates and leaders.

Reporting on the racial-justice uprisings has led to a reckoning within newsrooms. A recent Colorado event highlighted how journalists can honor Black life.

Community members and journalists recently discussed the need to challenge reporting that centers police narratives and ignores or misrepresents residents’ voices.

Free Press’ News Voices project recently hosted a conversation with community organizers and journalists who are creating inspiring local-news initiatives from scratch.

On June 2, my 29-year-old son Joshua and I attended the 413 Boricuas: Solidarity March Against Police Brutality in Holyoke, Massachusetts.