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One of the Most Influential Black Journalists You Probably Never Heard Of
Record numbers of journalists formed unions over the last few years, surpassing data even from the surges of labor organizing in the 1930s. And the p…
5 years, 1 month ago
Shamed and Confused
After a young Associated Press journalist lost her job last month following online attacks, On the Media considers how bad faith campaigns against th…
5 years, 1 month ago
OTM Presents: "Blindspot: Tulsa Burning"
On May 31, 1921, Tulsa, Oklahoma’s Greenwood District was a thriving Black residential and business community — a city within a city. By June 1, a wh…
5 years, 1 month ago
Not a Perfect Science
COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. are falling and the number of the vaccinated continue to rise, but the pandemic’s harm to our mental health is still beyo…
5 years, 2 months ago
I Would Prefer Not To
We live in a time of sensory overload and overwhelm. A global pandemic, an ongoing climate catastrophe, and online discourse run amok. And a sense th…
5 years, 2 months ago
How It Started, How It's Going
A year and a half into the pandemic, we still don’t know how it began. This week, a look at how investigating COVID-19’s origins became a political a…
5 years, 2 months ago
The Ghosts of the Rust Belt
The old US Steel building in Pittsburgh, PA is a black monolith, symbol and fortress of industrial power, soaring above the confluence of three might…
5 years, 2 months ago
The Price of a Free Market
Last Friday, the Department of Labor released its monthly jobs report, and the numbers were...disappointing. Expectations had rested around adding ap…
5 years, 2 months ago
Trans* Formations
There’s a long history of campaigns to “save the children,” whether they need saving or not. This week, On the Media looks at the latest: an effort t…
5 years, 2 months ago
Still Processing the MOVE Bombing, 36 Years Later
Last Friday, remains of at least one victim of the infamous 1985 MOVE bombing were turned over to a Philadelphia funeral home, capping more than a we…
5 years, 2 months ago