The Michigan Chronicle blends journalism, events and marketing to build deep connections with the Black community. Through initiatives like Women of Excellence, Publisher Hiram Jackson fosters lasting engagement, while strategic storytelling highlights success and empowerment. This innovative approach strengthens trust, expands reach and redefines journalism’s role in community impact.
Prism, an award-winning independent nonprofit newsroom led by journalists of color, takes a transformative approach to reporting. Its mission is to “tell stories from the ground up: to disrupt harmful narratives and to inform movements for justice.” The team of 15 staffers and freelancers based all around the country realize this vision through movement journalism.
For more than four decades, the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) has been a driving force for diversity, representation, and integrity in American journalism. Under the leadership of Nicole Dungca, an investigative reporter at The Washington Post and AAJA Board President, the organization continues to empower Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) journalists through advocacy, training, and leadership programs.
The nation of Haiti is more than its headlines, and to know Haiti is to know its people. The Haitian Times knows its people. Thrust into the spotlight by presidential and vice-presidential candidates Donald Trump and J.D. Vance over debunked claims about eating pets, Haitians living in America are under intense pressure. They’re leaning on The Haitian Times perhaps more than ever before.
One of Jin Ding's first actions as CEO of Initium was moving its headquarters from Hong Kong — where it had been since it was founded nine years ago — to Singapore. Despite the move, Initium still reports on Hong Kong and mainland China with a network of trusted freelancers. This Chinese-language digital news site also is seeking to expand its reach and serve the growing number of Millennial and GenZ Chinese who have made their way to the U.S. over the past decade.
An ambitious research project by The Pivot Fund is focused on the Great Lake states. The project aims to better understand the news landscape in the region and help identify news and information sources that have specifically earned the trust of communities of color. Pivot began its Midwest survey in Minnesota in early 2024, and it should be completed this month. The project also includes news ecosystem studies in Michigan, Wisconsin and Illinois.
The DEI movement continues to face many challenges, including deep-seated fears, prejudices and unwarranted barriers. The LGBTQ+ community has experienced significant progress but remains diligent and proactive. Increasing positive coverage in news and media and more LGBTQ+ journalists in many newsrooms have been central to that effort.
E&P got an early preview of the study Alicia Bell launched as part of her work as the director of the Racial Equity in Journalism (REJ) Fund at Borealis Philanthropy. Titled “Repair, Reimagine, and Rebuild: Modeling the Future of News For and By Black, Brown, and Indigenous Communities,” the report proposes it will take somewhere between $380 million to $7.1 billion annually to truly fund BIPOC journalism across the U.S.
In 2019, the Sahan Journal was established as a nonprofit media operation led by veteran journalist Mukhtar M. Ibrahim. The mission was to provide news to communities of color in and around Minneapolis. By October of last year, it had secured $7.4 million from funders and raised another $2 million from advertising and individual donations. It’s funding a newsroom staffed with people from diverse backgrounds.
