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Key lessons from Media Matters' new report on conservative media

1 month ago | objectivejournalism.org | Parker Molloy

This story originally appeared in Molloy’s newsletter, The Present Age, and is republished here with permission. A new Media Matters report confirms what many of us have suspected for years: the right absolutely dominates online media. And it’s not even close. According to their analysis, nine of the top ten online shows are right-leaning, with a total following of more than 197 million subscribers and viewers across platforms. The only left-leaning show to crack the top ten?
Semafor's forum on media trust forum doesn't substantively address racial disparities

1 month ago | objectivejournalism.org | Gabe Schneider

Late last month, Semafor hosted an event that, per the description, brought together “the brightest minds in publishing, journalism, media, and investing.” The “Innovating to Restore Trust in News” summit invited 11 journalists, journalism executives, and leaders from media-adjacent organizations.
Democracy can die in broad daylight, too

1 month ago | objectivejournalism.org | Gabe Schneider

And just like that, there was no more old textile museum in Northwest DC. Instead, in 2020, there was Jeff Bezos’ 25-bathroom-strong house. Now, in 2025, there is no Washington Post opinion section anymore. Instead, there is Jeff Bezos.
Why Purdue’s student newspaper erased protesters’ names

2 months ago | objectivejournalism.org |

When the Trump administration moved to scrutinize student activists advocating for human rights in Gaza, student journalists at Purdue University erased something else: The digital traces that could put their classmates at risk. “Pro-Palestinian students are under attack, so we’re removing their names,” The Purdue Exponent’s editorial board declared.
You don't mean DEI

2 months ago | objectivejournalism.org | Gabe Schneider

DEI is “controversial.”If you ask President Donald Trump, it’s possibly the reason for the first air collision on American soil in 16 years — specifically, the hiring of air traffic controllers with disabilities. An acronym is easy to write. DEI, taken at its most literal, is “diversity, equity, and inclusion.” But it would be much more useful for journalists to spell out what the administration is doing: resegregation.
Court revives lawsuit alleging Washington Post discriminated against Felicia Sonmez

2 months ago | objectivejournalism.org | Jacob Gardenswartz

In late January, the Washington D.C. Court of Appeals moved to reinstate former reporter Felicia Sonmez’s lawsuit against the Washington Post, finding some merit to Sonmez’s claims that the paper illegally discriminated against her when prohibiting her from covering stories about sexual violence due to her own identity as an assault survivor.
Legacy media helped create this anti-trans moment

2 months ago | objectivejournalism.org | Parker Molloy

When Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday attempting to end gender-affirming care for anyone under the age of 19, encourage the prosecution of doctors who provide this care, and strip insurance coverage from trans people, neither the New York Times nor the Washington Post thought this development warranted a push notification to their readers.
Four and a half years later, The Objective is still here. What’s next?

2 months ago | objectivejournalism.org | Gabe Schneider |James Salanga

With your help, we raised over $16,600 during our end-of-year fundraiser.What are we going to do with your money? We’re a small non-profit publication focusing on media criticism and reporting — specifically accounting for race, gender, class, disability, and sexuality. From 2020-2024, our leadership team was volunteer, and only writers were paid per story. Our budget is around $100,000 (meaning we raised about a sixth of that). That’s a big jump from 2020, when our budget was $0.
The reporters who disrupted Anthony Blinken aren't "hecklers"

Jan 17, 2025 | objectivejournalism.org | James Salanga

On the eve of a three-phase ceasefire agreement that could bring some hope to Palestinians living under Israeli apartheid, press conferences are the time to “hold power to account.”But yesterday, that’s not what happened: Two reporters were removed from Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s final press briefing after asking questions about the United States’ financial and diplomatic support of Israel during the Biden administration.
Cover migrants as people, not political props

Jan 17, 2025 | objectivejournalism.org | Kate Morrissey

Less than two months into the Biden administration, a White House Press Corps reporter asked if the president’s team would reconsider its decision to process migrant children who arrived alone at the U.S.-Mexico border into the country. Then-Press Secretary Jen Psaki’s first answer: “No.”The reporter, who is unnamed in the official transcript from March 5, 2021, leaned into the question.