If you have a story you haven't been able to find a home for that covers marginalized journalists and audiences in American newsrooms, please pitch us! @studyhallxyz @WritersofColor objectivejournalism.org/pitc…

The decision comes after six years of conflict between the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s former management, Block Communications Inc., and their workers after the Post-Gazette illegally discarded the collectively-bargained union contract. objectivejournalism.org/p/co…

“A lot of us really thought [when] COVID [hit, it] was going to be that crisis that put things into perspective for us ... you’ve just seen how quickly that’s backtracked and reversed.” -@yessfun objectivejournalism.org/2026…

For the latest in our Since 2020 series, @AdamLMahoney covered who gets left behind as commitments to cover climate are reneged and whether diversifying the beat was a temporary project. objectivejournalism.org/2026…

Twenty-six years ago, @paythewriter advocated for a $1/word pay rate. But if that $1/word rate from 2000 matched today’s inflation, the average writer should be making about $2/word. According to @FSP_NWU, they aren’t. objectivejournalism.org/2026…

How much do you think freelance journalists make per word? The latest analysis of the @paythewriter @FSP_NWU Rate Sharing Database found steep discrepancies. objectivejournalism.org/2026…

"If a $1/word rate matched today’s inflation, the average writer should be making about $2/word. But — according to our data — they aren’t." @FSP_NWU members jen byers and Elena Novak analyze data from the project's Rate Sharing Database. buff.ly/g7wyXFU

As journalists from major newsrooms are pushed out of reporting on the White House, incarcerated journalists send up a similar cry to free press advocates: Push back on a developing FCC policy that could silence reporting on the inside. objectivejournalism.org/2026…

“We can’t tell if this is metrics-based, if this is pay-based … did they just throw a dart at a person?” said Cameron Probert, treasurer for the @PacNWGuild. “None of us think that this is a good idea.” objectivejournalism.org/2026…

“I’m heartbroken,” said the founder of Vida en el Valle, Juan Esparza Loera. Loera was the paper’s editor from its founding in 1990 until he was laid off last year in November, and called the cuts “the death” of the paper. objectivejournalism.org/2026…

California incarcerates the second-most people — almost 90,000 — in state prisons across the U.S., but still lags behind other states in media access. @Victoriaevalenz covers the ongoing struggle for more transparent news coverage of the state's prisons. buff.ly/YH0RAjz

“When major international outlets reduce their presence or cut budgets, there are fewer commissioning opportunities for freelancers.” buff.ly/T8UBnlB

As Donald Trump wins more attention from news media, one loser has often been international reporting. Freelancers say non-stop news coverage about his every action has meant less attention, space, and pages for coverage about other important issues. objectivejournalism.org/2026…

ICYMI: @shruti_rajkumar spoke with several disabled journalists who reflected on how the advent of COVID-19 has changed reporting norms on disability and broader newsroom culture. objectivejournalism.org/2026…

"There is a lot of specialized knowledge, experience, and technical skill sitting dormant due to financial barriers preventing people from doing this work and lack of places willing to publish [disability stories].” objectivejournalism.org/2026…

“Somebody is going to say, ‘Why am I talking to you? Why are you doing this story? I can't talk to you, because what happens if this winds up in Palantir?’ And that should not be the job of a reporter to answer for.” objectivejournalism.org/2026…

Six years after the onset of COVID-19, how has newsroom culture and coverage on disability changed? @shruti_rajkumar spoke to disabled journalists about what's new and what's stayed the same. buff.ly/7g6z0sy

“We are committed to making sure our students know the tenets of journalism without fear or favor,” said Texas Southern University journalism professor Serbino Sandifer-Walker. “At HBCUs, I believe [professors] are doing exactly what journalism requires.” buff.ly/EATPuSz

Read our first story from our Since 2020 series, covering how different facets of journalism and journalists have been affected by post-2020 "racial reckoning" promises in an era of increased attacks on equal rights: buff.ly/EATPuSz

"My own exit was part of a broader change in the industry." Writer Xintian Tina Wang used her own experience to talk about how layoffs disproportionately affect women and writers of color in newsrooms. objectivejournalism.org/2026…

“We need media that doesn’t just document what’s broken, but invites people on a journey that feels alive and worth taking.” objectivejournalism.org/2025…