The Objective

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@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…

Our (non-comprehensive) round-up of stories on the news that stuck with us. objectivejournalism.org/2025/12/the-ob…

“They're doing it for safety on the outside because even though some of these foundations don't get federal funding, they're still in the crosshairs.” objectivejournalism.org/2025/12/the-kn…

In the culminating piece for our Civic Media Series, @d_holli writes: “The new contract between journalists and citizens will position journalism not as a separate entity serving the public, but as an act of citizenship itself.” Read the full piece 👇 objectivejournalism.org/2025/12/the-lo…

What kinds of policies support better news futures? Mike Rispoli lays out five that support “a media system in which the needs of the working and middle classes are valued over corporate profits and the interests of billionaires." Read the full piece 👇 objectivejournalism.org/2025/12/media-…

@LewisPants Read the full series here: objectivejournalism.org/the-case-for-m…

ICYMI: How can journalism create hope and shift narratives? The last of @lewispants' columns on movement journalism: objectivejournalism.org/2025/12/moveme…

As of this year, there are fewer than 1,000 daily print newspapers remaining in the United States. objectivejournalism.org/2025/12/the-de…