Newsrooms that continue to use passive voice even when it’s clear who perpetrated violence may be doing so “out of mimicry and habit rather than strategy,” Karen Yin, the author of Conscious Style Guide, told The Objective. objectivejournalism.org/2025/05/five-y…

The New York Times was cited 29 times to justify the Supreme Court's decision limiting trans healthcare. The decision leaves in place bans that have forced families of some trans kids to leave their homes to maintain access to the necessary treatments. objectivejournalism.org/2025/06/new-yo…

A “Jim Crow” law made MLB leave Atlanta. Sports reporters should’ve asked why they went back. objectivejournalism.org/2025/07/media-…

Framing ICE coverage as just an immigration issue no longer meets the moment — especially, as many have weathered the fallout of raids, a new detention center, or surveillance tactics. objectivejournalism.org/2025/07/how-to…

Historically, Supreme Court press corps have not treated the Court as a political branch…that needs to change. objectivejournalism.org/2025/08/the-su…

What is nonprofit news infrastructure solving for? We need new questions to guide flourishing news ecosystems that don’t treat nonprofit status as the end-all, be-all fix. objectivejournalism.org/2025/09/what-i…

Wall Street Journal shirks apology for publishing anti-trans misinformation after Charlie Kirk shooting. objectivejournalism.org/2025/09/wall-s…

The UN called it genocide in Gaza. Will Western journalists dare to? If the truth costs us Palestinian journalists our lives, what excuse do you have for refusing to call it by its name? objectivejournalism.org/2025/09/the-un…

The very section that made @teenvogue stand out amid the country’s major news sources for taking youth seriously and for its progressive coverage is now gone. objectivejournalism.org/2025/11/vogue-…

🗞️✨Announcing our 2025 Civic Media Series: a digital + print magazine featuring essays from 14 practitioners who reimagine local news through the lens of civic media. Read our editors’ letter + stay tuned: articles dropping soon. 👀 objectivejournalism.org/2025/11/a-lett… #CivicMedia #News

“If it bleeds, it leads.” This old newsroom mantra erodes trust. So Ayinde Merrill makes the case for service journalism: a news future where reporting doesn’t just “cover” communities – it empowers them. Read the full article in our Civic Media Series 👇 objectivejournalism.org/2023/11/ayinde…

“Public access TV was social media before there was social media.” Antoine Haywood digs into how these participatory spaces empower communities and can revitalize local media. Read more in The Objective’s Civic Media Series 👇 objectivejournalism.org/2023/11/antoin…

“Guild members would have been afforded more rights working without a contract than by accepting all of PG Publishing’s proposals,” wrote opinion author and Third Circuit judge Cindy Chung about @PGHguild workers bargaining with Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. objectivejournalism.org/2025/11/nation…

News outlets in Baltimore have spread dangerous misinformation about drugs and those who use them, steering the city away from public health-centered solutions and toward fear-driven police crackdowns. Read my debut article for The Objective ⬇️ objectivejournalism.org/2025/11/baltim…

"The mainstream press has never been fully present to consistently, accurately, or fearlessly tell Indigenous stories.” Jodi Rave Spotted Bear spotlights the Native-led efforts that are building the future of Indigenous journalism. Read the full piece 👇 objectivejournalism.org/2023/11/jodi-r…

In a 2019 study of media organizations, researchers found that the news industry “likely contributes to the widespread public stigma toward people with addiction that hinders advancement of public health policy solutions to the U.S. opioid epidemic.” objectivejournalism.org/2025/11/baltim…

Journalism is broken. So let’s reimagine it, together. Civic media is part of an equitable news future, and it needs your support. 🗞️ Get your copy of our print magazine. 👇 🧡 Donate or become a monthly supporter today. objectivejournalism.org/civic-media-ma…

For local news to effectively contribute to civic health, a newsroom must be more than just a newsroom. Richard Young makes the case for a news future that integrates journalism with community, local government, and civic organizations. Read in full 👇 objectivejournalism.org/2023/12/richar…

New from noella 🧛🏽‍♀️: Teen Vogue carved a space for us to feel recognized and validated, and its loss under rising conservatism creates an irreplaceable void in teen media. objectivejournalism.org/2025/11/teen-v…

Teen Vogue acknowledged teen girls as “thoughtful and smart because it validated everything they cared about," Aiyana N. Ishmael said. objectivejournalism.org/2025/11/teen-v…