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/

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…

Hawaiian storytelling models have been pushed out through colonization, as with the 90-year school ban of the ʻŌlelo Hawai‘i language. objectivejournalism.org/2026/03/legacy…

@UTJSchool professor @anitawrites argues that all ethical journalism advocates for truth and talks solidarity reporting in her Q&A for The Objective. objectivejournalism.org/2026/03/qa-all…

Update on a story from last week: Fort Worth Report is now Texas's sixth unionized newsroom and second in Tarrant County after eligible staff voted 11-1 to unionize as the @fwrguild. objectivejournalism.org/2026/03/fort-w…

The Baltimore Sun’s AI usage is an extension of a power struggle with the @baltsunguild that’s been brewing inside the nearly 200-year-old paper’s newsroom since it was acquired by JTF Publications back in 2024. objectivejournalism.org/2026/02/when-t…

Last year, @JournoResource published 80 tip sheets across topics from immigration and higher education to sports betting and preserving federal data. objectivejournalism.org/2026/02/journa…

When the race and ethnicity reporting positions were created in 2020, then-CEO and publisher Fred Ryan said the Washington Post intended "to use our powerful platform to address issues of race in this historic moment and over the long-term.” objectivejournalism.org/2026/02/washin…

“Part of the narrative is that this isn’t about NPR. This is about impact to local and rural stations and their ability to serve their regions apart from NPR programming," said Tami Graham of @ksut. objectivejournalism.org/2026/01/in-the…

For Minnesota journalists, the national coverage of Operation Metro Surge has been a mixed bag in its portrayal of the state. objectivejournalism.org/2026/01/as-ice…

Reporter Aaron Stigile reached out to over 80 deans, directors, and professors at journalism schools around the U.S. about the future of teaching Palestine coverage and more. Of the 58 journalism school deans or directors contacted, just one replied. objectivejournalism.org/2026/01/journa…

After striking for three years without compensation, @PGHGuild-represented staffers at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette returned to work in late November with a hard-fought victory. Less than two months later, their paper has announced its impending closure. objectivejournalism.org/2026/01/the-pi…

press release about the paper's closing, story coming for @ObjectiveJrn soon

@ObjectiveJrn story here: objectivejournalism.org/2026/01/the-pi…

As our Civic Media Series concludes, we’re grateful to our collaborators, authors, and readers for bringing this project to life. Now, look ahead with us. Support journalism that challenges power and serves communities. objectivejournalism.org/civic-media-ma… #CivicMedia #FutureOfJournalism

“I don’t know that people realize, but life still happens inside ... I think as incarcerated journalists, we have access to that in a way that most reporters never have access.” objectivejournalism.org/2025/12/the-re…