Article (Repost): Walking Targets

“I think for some folks they would say, ‘Well, newsrooms just didn’t meet market conditions,’ but we know we live in a market that’s not meant for a lot of us, and literally the reason that philanthropy is supposed to exist in writing is to make up for those market issues.” – Alicia Bell

An article published in the Columbia Journalism Review, Walking Targets, provides an overview of how political attacks and funders’ retrenchment have put movement journalism at serious risk. In it, our Racial Equity in Journalism Fund Program Director Alicia Bell was interviewed about the impact of recent political and economic conditions on grantees

At Borealis Philanthropy, we’re proud to fund the media makers who are delivering critical information to communities, and telling stories that ensure all people are represented. 

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