The Objective

If you have a story you haven't been able to find a home for that covers marginalized journalists and audiences in American newsrooms, please pitch us! @studyhallxyz @WritersofColor objectivejournalism.org/pitch/

“We need media that doesn’t just document what’s broken, but invites people on a journey that feels alive and worth taking.” objectivejournalism.org/2025/07/storie…

"Solidarity for social justice is the very best of what journalism does and has always done." That's among what Dr. Anita Varma hopes readers of her book Solidarity in Journalism, released in April, will take away. objectivejournalism.org/2026/03/qa-all…

Newsrooms (and their guilds) are struggling with how, exactly, generative AI fits into reporting. @SPJ_tweets is working on an industry-wide ethics policy that may address how this tech is affecting how newsrooms function across editorial and management. buff.ly/HWIpyJC

"Media is not neutral, it's always shaped by power." objectivejournalism.org/2026/06/qa-a-s…

More journalists of color ... are turning to freelancing not as a glamorous act of independence, but because “newsroom jobs either are nonexistent or so competitive that they feel it’s useless to apply.” objectivejournalism.org/2026/06/joc-fa…

“What is the point of job retention if the field itself no longer exists?” objectivejournalism.org/2026/06/joc-fa…

Changing the kinds of stories that are told about U.S. prisons and mass incarceration must include incarcerated journalists, who are “reporting from behind enemy lines," said @Look2Justice co-founder @ChrisWBlackwell. buff.ly/9MxEc44

Tomorrow marks the first-ever conference on U.S. prison journalism, led by @ChrisWBlackwell and other systems-impacted journalists. @Look2Justice, @EmpowermentAve, @HaymarketBooks, @truthout, and @_inquest_ are among the event's sponsors. buff.ly/9MxEc44

Thank you Jake Pitre for including my thoughts alongside the other reporters in this story!

Freelance journalism is a white-dominated industry, and Black freelance journalists are potentially reaping fewer benefits from it. One report suggests they earn up to seven times less than their white counterparts. objectivejournalism.org/2026/05/black-…

Reporters covering artificial intelligence are developing a code of ethics as they go, but much like newsrooms, there isn't a consensus. And practical logistics of coverage are colliding with other ethical concerns about the expansion of generative AI. buff.ly/nBF6Cm3

“My ethical commitment is … to the reader," @radhikaraj_ said. "It’s a very dense beat, so what separates better reporting [on artificial intelligence] is really that base-level understanding, the translation layer of tech jargon to layman’s terms.”

“Can’t we look really hard at the flaws in this technology and decide if this is really what we want for the future?.” @CadeMetz on covering artificial intelligence, as part of our latest story on the lack of a consensus of ethics for the tech. 🔗 threaded below.

Community members have long played a role in sharing information, especially when mainstream news has failed them. objectivejournalism.org/2026/04/journa…

"With racist, anti-Black gaps in coverage exposed again and again by the forebears of the Black press ... an independent and organized counterbalance is of vital importance," Daniel Johnson (@Gods_gift_) writes on the importance of funding the Black press. objectivejournalism.org/2026/04/caring…

For The Objective, Daniel Johnson (@God_sgift_) argues that organizations that support democracy and freedom of the press must equitably fund Black journalists, Black outlets, and the Black press if they want to act on their values. objectivejournalism.org/2026/04/caring…

local reporting is where i got my start in journalism, and it's something i hold close to my heart. i'm glad the inaugural @local_news_day offers a chance to highlight the work local newsrooms do :) find and support local news outlets near you at localnewsday.org 📰

on #localnewsday, i'm grateful for the strong accountability reporting by local journalists covering efforts to make the industry more equitable, like this story @ObjectiveJrn repubbed from @baltbeat today: objectivejournalism.org/2026/04/black-…

Workers at the U.S.'s largest investigative newsroom @propublicaguild are on strike today. objectivejournalism.org/2026/04/worker…