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  • Want to support accurate journalism? Fund solidarity reporting.

    Want to support accurate journalism? Fund solidarity reporting.

    Last summer, solidarity became a national buzzword. Thousands of people declared and demanded solidarity against racism in the wake of…
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    Anita Varma
    Jul 28, 2021
    Holding Ourselves Accountable: How Democracy Fund is Supporting Media Equity Now

    Holding Ourselves Accountable: How Democracy Fund is Supporting Media Equity Now

    Last year, we published “Dear Funders: What Does it Mean to Care About Equity in Journalism?” where we outlined three priorities for…
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    Lea Trusty
    Jun 17, 2021
    Why we’re urging funders to support AAPI women’s leadership in journalism now

    Why we’re urging funders to support AAPI women’s leadership in journalism now

    This week’s tragedy could have been avoided. For months, AAPI women in journalism have been sounding the alarm on the dramatic rise in…
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    Lea Trusty
    Mar 19, 2021
    Centering Equity in Journalism during the 2020 Election — and Beyond

    Centering Equity in Journalism during the 2020 Election — and Beyond

    2020 was a marathon for journalists preparing for an election that seemed very likely to go off the rails. They did it while also facing…
    Go to the profile of Angelica Das
    Angelica Das
    Dec 16, 2020
    Go to the profile of Lea Trusty
    Lea Trusty
    Nov 18, 2020

    How La Noticia is meeting readers where they are during COVID-19

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    Lea Trusty
    Oct 13, 2020

    Equity First: A Call to Action for Journalism and Journalism Funders

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    Go to the profile of Lea Trusty
    Lea Trusty
    Oct 1, 2020

    How Jiquanda Johnson is building Flint Beat from the ground up

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    Go to the profile of Angelica Das
    Angelica Das
    Aug 26, 2020

    Why equity should be at the center of 2020 elections coverage

    Racial equity is the defining issue of this year, of this generation, and as a result, of the 2020 U.S. elections. Nationwide uprisings and protests sparked by the murder of George Floyd have demanded system changes to…

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    Farai Chideya
    Aug 12, 2020

    Now is the moment to fund innovation for news equity

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    Go to the profile of Anita Varma
    Anita Varma
    Jul 23, 2020

    Beyond the statement: How journalism funders can act in solidarity with marginalized communities

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    Go to the profile of Angelica Das
    Angelica Das
    Jun 26, 2020

    We need fair and accurate reporting on Muslim Americans. Here’s how funders can help.

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