As part of observing Memorial Day this year, we are teaming up with our long-time collaborators at the award winning non-profit outlet the War Horse. They were kind enough to share a personal essay from Cassidy La Bouff, who participated in their writing seminar for Post-9/11 Gold Star Children and Siblings.
The future of news is independently-owned journalism startups who identify as community-centered businesses. Not as catchy a headline as the more commonly referenced [the future of news is nonprofit.” But the nuance matters.
The Listening Post Collective recently caught up with Andrea Wenzel, the author of the new book, Antiracist Journalism: The Challenge of Creating Equitable Local News. Wenzel explores how to identify and deal with structural racism in US newsrooms.
As part of our goal to look at what’s happening in the journalism sphere from a more equitable lens, we invited journalism student and working reporter at community outlet Boyle Heights Beat, Carmen Gonzalez, to reflect on what the wave of media layoffs looks like from her perch in Los Angeles, and what she’s thinking as she gets ready to enter the industry.