Retronym offers essays from a former journalist on editing and media culture, with commentary on newsroom AI use, film, and Hollywood business moves. Readers get opinionated, well-written takes that mix media criticism with cultural analysis.
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A collaborative of newsrooms delivers reporting on agriculture, water and climate across the Mississippi River Basin. Readers get narrative, on-the-ground stories about pollution, local communities, environmental monitoring and the people and projects tied to the watershed.
A weekly newsletter that makes one New Yorker story free to read, drawn from culture criticism, politics and long-form journalism. Issues also include occasional podcast conversations on current affairs such as the midterm elections.
RANGE Media is a worker-owned local newsroom covering the Inland Northwest, including Spokane County civic issues and ballot measures. Readers get explanatory local reporting, some of it in both English and Spanish, along with reflective pieces from the newsroom about how the journalism is made.
LOOKOUT is a nonprofit LGBTQ+ newsroom that publishes accountability reporting on anti-LGBTQ+ politics, school boards and elections, plus audio series such as Hate State. Readers get investigative stories, profiles and historical context on how anti-LGBTQ+ strategies spread across US states.
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