New journalism philanthropy shifts under the Trump administration have disproportionately affected organizations led by people of color.

After a historic three-year strike, staffers at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette returned to work in late November. Now, the 239-year-old paper is shuttering.

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Edited screenshot, with original text from the “About” page of the Knight Foundation from Sep. 17, 2025. The Knight Foundation has edited its “About” page to remove its diversity, equity, and ...

New Chicago Documenters register their accounts at a fall 2025 City Bureau workshop. Photo by Grace Del Vecchio, courtesy of City Bureau. Illustration work by Erik Rodriguez. Get The Objective in your ...

Edwin Chavez of San Quentin News receiving an award for second place in local news coverage. Photo by Marcus Casillas, provided courtesy of the Pollen Initiative. In the brightly-lit auditorium of ...

Michael Swerdlow on the necessity of publicly funding the news media. JOURNALISM IS BROKEN — LET'S REIMAGINE IT. The Objective is a nonprofit newsroom examining systems of power and inequity in ...

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2025 saw the revival of the historic journalism awards, once called the Pulitzers of prison newsrooms, after a 35-year hiatus. JOURNALISM IS BROKEN — LET'S REIMAGINE IT. The Objective is a nonprofit ...