Drawing of flowers wrapped around unfurled barbed wire that says, “Unfence the Future.”
Sharing @studyhall.bsky.social's podcast episode feat. @tinavasquez.bsky.social for International Women’s Day (3/8)—a day w/ roots in early 20th century labor movements. Listen to Tina discuss her reporting on immigration, ice raids & workers’ rights @ tinyurl.com/studyhallpodcast. 🎨: Roger Peet
Leo Caldwell of transcollective.substack.com anonymously surveyed 100 trans individuals who moved in 2025 due to the political climate in their state and in the U.S. Check out the results at bit.ly/transmigrationdata, and consider using this data to push back against anti-trans legislation.
Antionette is a lover of peace, poetry, and solo camping in North Carolina. She is wearing a black shirt, rocking her winter braids, and a peace sign in her home office.
The newest cohort of our Freedomways Reporting Fellowship kicks off later this month! Each fellow has been paired with one of our three mighty mentors, including Antionette! She is a journalist & nonprofit leader who co-founded and publishes Davidson Local, a hyperlocal news site in Lexington, N.C.
Black and white drawing of movement elder Aljosie Aldrich Harding. She has cropped hair and is wearing earrings. She sits in a chair that says, “In loving memory of Vincent G. Harding.”
Aljosie Aldrich Harding (b. 1941) “The main thing I like to share about activism and change, is that the heart of it is that inner work, that inner work that you do yourself that keeps you strong, that keeps you stable, and helps you to see injustice everywhere and at the same time believe that something is possible.” Reared in segregated North Carolina, Aljosie Aldrich Harding began learning, teaching, and building social justice skills along with organizing in the 1960s as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Lome, Togo, West Africa. She has been a servant-leader at the Institute of the Black World (Atlanta), a think tank and advocacy organization, and the Learning House (Atlanta), an independent Afrocentric freedom school. She built intergenerational relationships with social justice and peace organizations across the United States and abroad with her co-worker, partner, and late husband, Vincent Harding. Her organizational links have included the Bruderhof, Soka Gakkai International, Young Adult Quakers, the Dorothy Cotton Institute, the Walter Rodney Symposium and Foundation, Tewa Women United, Kid Cultivators, and the Yale-National University of Singapore. As a spiritual guide and self-described ‘pollinator,’ she shares healing justice practices in all her organizational work and is a proselytizer of radical love. She is a member of the National Council of Elders. Hear more from Aljosie by tuning into the National Council of Elders podcast, "The Nerve! Conversations with Movement Elders" on all streaming platforms. Aljosie Aldrich Harding is a Freedom Fighter, and she teaches us how to fight, and love, and to trust the divine timing of the universe.
It may be the end of Black History Month, but we celebrate Black movement elders all year round! Meet Aljosie Aldrich Harding, Movement Elder-in-Residence @projectsouth.bsky.social: a Black movement elder who believes in the power of movement journalism. We’re grateful for her life and legacy.
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Are there different types of misinformation? According to First Draft, there are five main types of misinformation: 1. Satire 2. False context 3. Imposter content 4. Fabricated content 5. Manipulated content
How does disinformation spread? According to First Draft’s Trumpet of Amplification, disinformation often originates on the anonymous web, then flows to closed or semi-closed networks, then to conspiracy communities, then to social media, and finally to professional media.
Examples of mis/disinformation: - Trump officials to link covid shots to child deaths, alarming career scientists - The New York Times Continues to Double Down on Biased, Inaccurate Transgender Coverage - Trump repeats baseless claim about Haitian immigrants eating pets
What are the hallmarks of mis/disinformation? - Often uses emotional or fearful language while making a claim (e.g., “the COVID vaccine kills”). - Makes vague, overly broad claims. - Takes information out of context. - Usually can’t trace it back to one individual person, group, or source. - There is a political aim (i.e., it would be politically useful if people were to believe in it). What’s the difference between misinformation and disinformation? Misinformation is spread by mistake, while disinformation is spread deliberately.
Check out the third and final installment of our Fact-Checking 101 series, as told by Siri Chilukuri, freelance journalist, fact-checker & team lead at City Bureau! Learn the key features of mis/disinformation and how they’re spread.
Mainstream journalism is often: - Exploitative - Extractive - Centers authoritative voices (e.g., police, government officials) - Centers objectivity/neutrality at all costs—even when it causes harm - Encourages parachute journalism—when a reporter “parachutes” into a community & covers a story without having the proper context or existing relationships/ties with said community
Movement journalism aims to: Foster collaboration between journalists, organizers & their communities, resulting in authentic, trusting long-term relationships Be accountable to & in solidarity with grassroots justice movements Center the voices of the most impacted within communities Recognize that objectivity is a myth (i.e., all journalists’ work is influenced by their identities, beliefs & lived experiences) Provide training and resources to oppressed communities to tell their own stories and to journalists seeking to be in principled solidarity
We’re often asked, “What makes movement journalism different from mainstream journalism?” Good question! Read these pages from our #MovementJournalism 101 zine to learn the difference.
Intro to Movement Journalism: A Virtual Training. Request a free slot by February 23 at bit.ly/introtomj, or pay the full cost ($99) at bit.ly/introtomj2. What: Intro to Movement Journalism, a virtual training facilitated by Tina Vásquez, Prism features editor & Freedomways Reporting Fellowship coordinator at Press On When: Friday, February 27, 10:00-11:30am PT/ 12:00-1:30pm CT / 1:00-2:30pm ET Participants will: - Learn the history, ethics, and commitments of movement journalism - Learn what distinguishes movement journalism from traditional reporting - Learn how journalists are building a career in movement journalism - Participate in a Q&A session with a seasoned journalist about movement journalism Accessibility: Training will be delivered in English. Live captioning will be provided. Even more reason to register: All attendees will receive a free three-month subscription to Study Hall, giving you access to a community of 4,500 members, with weekly newsletters and original reports, Slack chats, and editor databases.
Learn how to make media to amplify grassroots liberation movements at our Feb. 27 virtual Intro to #MovementJournalism training w/ @studyhall.bsky.social! Facilitated by @tinavasquez.bsky.social. Request a free slot by Feb. 23 @ bit.ly/introtomj, or pay the full cost ($99) @ bit.ly/introtomj2.
Press On Fact-Checking 101 for Movement Journalists Part II as told by Siri Chilukuri, journalist & fact-checker
Which parts of a story need to be fact-checked? - Names - Dates - Ages - Numbers - Pronouns - Titles - Proper spelling What are the basic steps involved when fact-checking a story? 1. Read through all the material without fact-checking. 2. Mark and identify everything that needs to be fact-checked (reminder: a fact will likely appear in nearly every sentence).
What are the basic steps involved when fact-checking a story? (continued) 3. Highlight/bracket every fact and then identify them by category. 4. Find a primary source to correspond with every fact. If you can’t find a primary source, locate a secondary source. If there are no secondary sources, flag it for the reporter or editor. 5. Double-check that after the reporter or editor has reviewed your notes, they actually enacted your suggested changes (e.g., “cut this because it’s inaccurate,” “make sure you remember to change the year”).
It’s time for part II of our Fact-Checking 101 series, as told by Siri Chilukuri, freelance journalist, fact-checker & team lead at City Bureau! Find out which parts of a story need to be fact-checked and the five basic steps involved when fact-checking a story.
Image description from NewsGuild CWA: “Members of the Post Guild and Tech Guild picket outside The Washington Post building in Washington, D.C., on April 9, 2025.”
Journalists don’t give up without a fight! The 300 workers laid off by the The Washington Post on February 4 need our support to #SaveThePost!
Send a letter to the paper’s leadership and/or donate to the @postguild.bsky.social's layoff fund at bit.ly/savewapost. 📸: Dylan Manshack
Image description from Prism: “A protest on Jan. 3, 2026, in New York City’s Times Square against the Trump administration’s kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.”
For @prismreports.org, @meghnadbose.bsky.social & Jerry Elengical report on widespread U.S. protests against President Donald Trump’s kidnapping of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro & his wife, Cilia Flores, on Jan. 3. Read the story at bit.ly/antivenezuelawar. 📸: Meghnad Bose
ICYMI: @tinavasquez.bsky.social chatted about her reporting on immigration and movement journalism.
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Fact-Checking 101 for Movement Journalists Part I. As told by Siri Chilukuri, journalist & fact-checker.
What is a fact? A fact is something that can be proven or disproven. How do you prove a fact is correct or not? You can prove whether a fact is correct or not by sourcing, which is the process of finding evidence to back up your claim. What types of sources do journalists use to verify facts? Journalists use primary and secondary sources to verify facts in their stories. Bowdoin College Library defines a primary source as “an account of an event by a participant or eyewitness at the time” and a secondary source as one that “interprets, discusses or analyzes” and is usually a text.
Examples of primary sources include: Diaries, letters, memoirs Interviews, speeches, oral histories Scientific data and reports Scholarly journal articles Statistical and survey data Works of art, photographs, music, or literature Legal cases, hearings, laws Official government documents and reports Minutes of organization meetings Newspaper and magazine articles List source: Bowdoin College Library
Examples of secondary sources include: Books Scholarly journal articles (depends on discipline) Magazine articles Encyclopedia entries Reviews and magazine articles List source: Bowdoin College Library
For the next three weeks, we’ll be sharing fact-checking basics from Siri Chilukuri @siric.bsky.social, freelance journalist, fact-checker & team lead at City Bureau! Learn what a fact is and what kind of sources journalists use to verify a fact in part I one of our Fact-Checking 101 series.
"I think one worries about the pipeline. It’s not just Black journalists, now young journalists, diverse journalists don’t see a place for themselves at these papers.” —@karenattiah.bsky.social last October
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Movement journalists: Check out these tips from movement lawyer Sam Hamilton of @atlpresscollective.com and @aaaj-aajc.bsky.social to keep in mind if you get arrested on the job (this doesn’t constitute legal advice; contact an attorney for advice specific to your circumstances).
thank you @tinavasquez.bsky.social for the fantastic conversation about your work at @prismreports.org, movement journalism, immigration reporting, @pressonsouth.bsky.social, and more!
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Graphic with a red, black & green background and cutout photos of Black journalists (left to right) Ida B. Wells, Monica Roberts & Claudia Jones. It says, “Movement journalism wouldn’t exist without Black people. Who are your favorite Black movement journalists?”
Movement journalism wouldn’t exist without Black people, something to remember this Black History Month & all year round. Black journalists like Ida B. Wells, Monica Roberts & Claudia Jones laid the foundation for us.
Who are your favorite Black movement journalists? Let us know in the replies!
We express our solidarity with Georgia Fort & Don Lemon as they vow to continue their reporting despite facing federal criminal charges, just as Ida B. Wells continued her anti-lynching reporting after a white mob torched her newspaper office in 1892. Without solidarity, we will never get free.
Graphic that says, "ICE out! Nationwide shutdown! No work. No school. No shopping. Jan 30, 2026. Sign on to join us: nationalshutdown.org."
Art by Grae Rosa depicting a canister of salt with a logo of a girl holding an umbrella over her head as she pours out salt. The canister says, "Melting ICE. Justice for immigrants and refugees. Abolish Immigration & Customs Enforcement."
Sending love to all of our folks shutting it down. Special shout-out to the movement media makers documenting this historic day so future generations will know the people didn't sit by idly as ICE terrorized our communities. 🎨: Grae Rosa
Drawing with anti-ICE imagery. It says, “Block it! Don’t build it. Don’t fill it. Don’t fuel it. How are you disrupting the ICE kidnapping, detention & deportation?
Learn how to join local campaigns to protect your neighbors from ICE & Border Patrol—check out the new mini-toolkit “Block it! Don’t Build It. Don’t Fill It. Don’t Fuel It.” at bit.ly/blockittoolkit by @interruptcrim.bsky.social, @detentionwatchnetwork.org & others. 🎨: Monica Trinidad
Black women and femmes at a protest.
Black feminism has always been a beacon for grassroots justice movements. For @prismreports.org, Gracelynne West spoke to organizers across the country about why Black feminism is a key intervention in this political moment. Read West’s story @ bit.ly/blackfeministorganizing. 📸: iStock
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