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Articles tagged Scalawag (3)

Hanaa' TameezFebruary 1, 2021

URL Media launches to help sustain “high-performing Black and brown media organizations”

“Instead of [a mission centered in diversifying white spaces], let’s create something that will actually help to build and grow our voices on our own terms.”

Christine SchmidtNovember 21, 2019

Five years in, Scalawag is reframing who gets included in “the South” (and how to build a business off it)

“What does it mean for a diverse group of young Southerners to be producing content that is read by mostly white folks — and white folks that are older than them?”

Christine SchmidtAugust 14, 2017

A survey of independent media in the South asks if “movement journalism” can help newsrooms better cover social justice strife

“We think that we need more coverage of people who are taking action to change their lives for the better, more reporting that sheds light on the forces they are up against.”