In my first magazine cover story, I interrogate the morality of Black reparations, particularly through land ownership, in a nation still plundering the world and itself. capitalbnews.org/black-reparati…

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I wrote about Ta-Nehisi Coates’ new book, his realization that legacy newsrooms have failed us, and the burden he set up for himself. objectivejournalism.org/2024/12/ta-neh…

Movement journalist @jenbyersx says it’s crucial now that journalists examine the history of journalism at large and how that affects their reporting. objectivejournalism.org/2024/11/we-hav…

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this is so weird The Wall Street Journal … a really easy way to not do casual racism like this in journalism is to ask yourself why you’re making mention of a certain group in a sentence or paragraph and if it’s even relevant . If it’s not, take it out ..

"A meaningful coverage shift would require outlets to acknowledge their own complicity in creating this moment. It would mean reckoning with how their 'just asking questions' coverage helped validate baseless fears about trans healthcare.” objectivejournalism.org/2025/01/legacy…

“Their both-sides approach to human rights enabled exactly the kind of sweeping discrimination we're seeing now.” Parker Molloy for The Objective, on legacy media (the nyt in particular) fomenting anti-trans sentiment that led to tuesday’s executive order objectivejournalism.org/2025/01/legacy…

for The Objective i wrote about the need for archiving + gaps in accountability reporting on trans issues given the cdc website purge. h/t Nsikan Akpan, PhD Deborah Blum and kae petrin of Trans Journalists Association for speaking with me

I wrote about how journalists shouldn’t write about “eliminating DEI” without explaining the clear outcome: resegregation. objectivejournalism.org/2025/02/you-do…

No love for renters — LA rejects measure to help renters struggling to pay rent after fires. The proposal, which is up for a vote again next week, would give tenants a defense in court. lapublicpress.org/2025/02/la-evi…

I wrote about how there is no room for outlets, and newspaper owners, that undermine the basic democratic principles we all need to live with dignity. objectivejournalism.org/2025/02/democr…

EPA's Superfund designation for Exide cleanup now in jeopardy lapublicpress.org/2025/02/exide-… via Los Angeles Public Press

Since the Ezra & Ta-Nehisi discussion is still happening: the main point I think most are missing is that Klein is saying the role of the journalist-intellectual is to do strategic politics, whereas Coates says the role of the journalist-intellectual is to tell the truth