Media 2070
@media2070.bsky.social
Exploring anti-Black harm in the U.S. media system, dreaming up #MediaReparations ✊🏾✨
Our very own @josephtorr.bsky.social has a great interview with @fairmediawatch.bsky.social on how the Trump administration's attacks on the press connect to its assaults on Black and Brown people. Listen here: fair.org/home/joseph-...
Joseph Torres on the FCC and Structural Racism
The White House’s assaults on the press corps are part of, and not ancillary to, their direct assaults on Black and brown people.
fair.org
August 25, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Our very own @josephtorr.bsky.social has a great interview with @fairmediawatch.bsky.social on how the Trump administration's attacks on the press connect to its assaults on Black and Brown people. Listen here: fair.org/home/joseph-...
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This Juneteenth, we lean into the power of storytelling to help remind us of what we already know.
Diamond Hardiman of @media2070.bsky.social invites you to remember a story of struggle and a milestone of liberation.
https://www.freepress.net/blog/juneteenth-story-gives-us-gift-remembrance
Diamond Hardiman of @media2070.bsky.social invites you to remember a story of struggle and a milestone of liberation.
https://www.freepress.net/blog/juneteenth-story-gives-us-gift-remembrance
June 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
This Juneteenth, we lean into the power of storytelling to help remind us of what we already know.
Diamond Hardiman of @media2070.bsky.social invites you to remember a story of struggle and a milestone of liberation.
https://www.freepress.net/blog/juneteenth-story-gives-us-gift-remembrance
Diamond Hardiman of @media2070.bsky.social invites you to remember a story of struggle and a milestone of liberation.
https://www.freepress.net/blog/juneteenth-story-gives-us-gift-remembrance
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Speaking of @media2070.bsky.social, a big team effort across several @freepress.bsky.social teams to publish this: Safer Reporting for Safer Communities:
A Code of Ethics for Community Reporting in #Philadelphia
A Code of Ethics for Community Reporting in #Philadelphia
Code of Ethics - Safer Journalism Project
saferjournalism.org
May 15, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Speaking of @media2070.bsky.social, a big team effort across several @freepress.bsky.social teams to publish this: Safer Reporting for Safer Communities:
A Code of Ethics for Community Reporting in #Philadelphia
A Code of Ethics for Community Reporting in #Philadelphia
Riot to Repair — an exhibit in partnership with @freepress.bsky.social that recently debuted in Los Angeles — captured the power of culture, media and arts to tell transformative stories.
Learn more: https://www.freepress.net/blog/riot-repair-black-future-newsstand-los-angeles
Learn more: https://www.freepress.net/blog/riot-repair-black-future-newsstand-los-angeles
Riot to Repair: Reparative Journalism Built Through Communion
The Black Future Newsstand exhibit in Los Angeles explored the impact of journalism on Black communities and captured the power of reparative media, art and technology.
www.freepress.net
May 20, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Riot to Repair — an exhibit in partnership with @freepress.bsky.social that recently debuted in Los Angeles — captured the power of culture, media and arts to tell transformative stories.
Learn more: https://www.freepress.net/blog/riot-repair-black-future-newsstand-los-angeles
Learn more: https://www.freepress.net/blog/riot-repair-black-future-newsstand-los-angeles
Today's reading: "A newsstand that serves the information needs of Black communities" by @josephtorr.bsky.social of @freepress.bsky.social via @objectivejournos.bsky.social.
Check it out: https://objectivejournalism.org/2025/05/a-newsstand-that-serves-the-information-needs-of-black-communities/
Check it out: https://objectivejournalism.org/2025/05/a-newsstand-that-serves-the-information-needs-of-black-communities/
A newsstand that serves the information needs of Black communities
. We are attempting to change meaning in how the Black community, and the larger public, understand a central function of our media system.
objectivejournalism.org
May 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Today's reading: "A newsstand that serves the information needs of Black communities" by @josephtorr.bsky.social of @freepress.bsky.social via @objectivejournos.bsky.social.
Check it out: https://objectivejournalism.org/2025/05/a-newsstand-that-serves-the-information-needs-of-black-communities/
Check it out: https://objectivejournalism.org/2025/05/a-newsstand-that-serves-the-information-needs-of-black-communities/
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5 years ago, the nation protested George Floyd's murder. Since then, newsrooms struggle to tell stories of crime and public safety fairly.
Learn more about The Safer Reporting for Safer Community: Code of Ethics by Free Press' @media2070.bsky.social:
saferjournalism.org/code-of-ethi...
Learn more about The Safer Reporting for Safer Community: Code of Ethics by Free Press' @media2070.bsky.social:
saferjournalism.org/code-of-ethi...
May 16, 2025 at 7:54 PM
5 years ago, the nation protested George Floyd's murder. Since then, newsrooms struggle to tell stories of crime and public safety fairly.
Learn more about The Safer Reporting for Safer Community: Code of Ethics by Free Press' @media2070.bsky.social:
saferjournalism.org/code-of-ethi...
Learn more about The Safer Reporting for Safer Community: Code of Ethics by Free Press' @media2070.bsky.social:
saferjournalism.org/code-of-ethi...
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"The multimedia exhibition showcases historic events and imagines a reparative narrative ecosystem to serve Black communities." - @josephtorr.bsky.social @objectivejournos.bsky.social
https://objectivejournalism.org/2025/05/a-newsstand-that-serves-the-information-needs-of-black-communities/
https://objectivejournalism.org/2025/05/a-newsstand-that-serves-the-information-needs-of-black-communities/
A newsstand that serves the information needs of Black communities
. We are attempting to change meaning in how the Black community, and the larger public, understand a central function of our media system.
objectivejournalism.org
May 16, 2025 at 2:46 PM
"The multimedia exhibition showcases historic events and imagines a reparative narrative ecosystem to serve Black communities." - @josephtorr.bsky.social @objectivejournos.bsky.social
https://objectivejournalism.org/2025/05/a-newsstand-that-serves-the-information-needs-of-black-communities/
https://objectivejournalism.org/2025/05/a-newsstand-that-serves-the-information-needs-of-black-communities/
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"Reimagining a traditional newsstand as a grandma’s living room is an attempt to depict a place that exists where an information infrastructure nourishes Black people, Black families and Black communities." @freepress.bsky.social @fanniebluehamer.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/4ts87a4h
tinyurl.com/4ts87a4h
A newsstand that serves the information needs of Black communities
. We are attempting to change meaning in how the Black community, and the larger public, understand a central function of our media system.
tinyurl.com
May 15, 2025 at 9:07 PM
"Reimagining a traditional newsstand as a grandma’s living room is an attempt to depict a place that exists where an information infrastructure nourishes Black people, Black families and Black communities." @freepress.bsky.social @fanniebluehamer.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/4ts87a4h
tinyurl.com/4ts87a4h
"As tariffs loom and DEI support fades, Black media braces for challenges ahead." wordinblack.com/2025/04/new-...
New Era, Familiar Fight: Black Press Prepares for Tariff Impacts
Black media outlets across the country are preparing for what could be a new era of financial and editorial strain.
wordinblack.com
April 4, 2025 at 7:47 PM
"As tariffs loom and DEI support fades, Black media braces for challenges ahead." wordinblack.com/2025/04/new-...
We focus on the “democratizing potential” of the internet, but we can’t forget the anti-democratic roots that still impact us today.
@malkiadevichcyril.bsky.social explains how to scrutinize media practices to ensure our communities & narratives are centered.
WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dzoy...
@malkiadevichcyril.bsky.social explains how to scrutinize media practices to ensure our communities & narratives are centered.
WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dzoy...
March 24, 2025 at 4:52 PM
We focus on the “democratizing potential” of the internet, but we can’t forget the anti-democratic roots that still impact us today.
@malkiadevichcyril.bsky.social explains how to scrutinize media practices to ensure our communities & narratives are centered.
WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dzoy...
@malkiadevichcyril.bsky.social explains how to scrutinize media practices to ensure our communities & narratives are centered.
WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dzoy...
Media 2070's 24-hour challenge asks: How will YOU contribute to Black media power?
Will you create: A 🎨 poem?
📃 A newsletter?
📑 An article?
🗳️ A petition?
🎥 A video?
🎧 A podcast?
#BlackMediaFutures #MediaReparations
Will you create: A 🎨 poem?
📃 A newsletter?
📑 An article?
🗳️ A petition?
🎥 A video?
🎧 A podcast?
#BlackMediaFutures #MediaReparations
March 11, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Media 2070's 24-hour challenge asks: How will YOU contribute to Black media power?
Will you create: A 🎨 poem?
📃 A newsletter?
📑 An article?
🗳️ A petition?
🎥 A video?
🎧 A podcast?
#BlackMediaFutures #MediaReparations
Will you create: A 🎨 poem?
📃 A newsletter?
📑 An article?
🗳️ A petition?
🎥 A video?
🎧 A podcast?
#BlackMediaFutures #MediaReparations
🏠 Media work is hard, especially on Black journalists.
Prioritize your well-being with this Wellness Toolkit for Media Makers of Color: https://mediareparations.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Resource-list-for-media-makers-of-color.pdf
#BlackMediaFutures #MediaWellness
Prioritize your well-being with this Wellness Toolkit for Media Makers of Color: https://mediareparations.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Resource-list-for-media-makers-of-color.pdf
#BlackMediaFutures #MediaWellness
March 11, 2025 at 7:45 PM
🏠 Media work is hard, especially on Black journalists.
Prioritize your well-being with this Wellness Toolkit for Media Makers of Color: https://mediareparations.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Resource-list-for-media-makers-of-color.pdf
#BlackMediaFutures #MediaWellness
Prioritize your well-being with this Wellness Toolkit for Media Makers of Color: https://mediareparations.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Resource-list-for-media-makers-of-color.pdf
#BlackMediaFutures #MediaWellness
Black media creates powerful narrative arcs that connect news events across topics with a core focus on justice.
It's storytelling with purpose.
#BlackMediaFutures #MediaReparations
It's storytelling with purpose.
#BlackMediaFutures #MediaReparations
March 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Black media creates powerful narrative arcs that connect news events across topics with a core focus on justice.
It's storytelling with purpose.
#BlackMediaFutures #MediaReparations
It's storytelling with purpose.
#BlackMediaFutures #MediaReparations
Black media provides vital historical context to present-day challenges.
From Freedom's Journal to Black Journal, these outlets have connected breaking news to broader struggles for justice, helping readers/viewers understand impact.
#BlackMediaFutures #MediaReparations
From Freedom's Journal to Black Journal, these outlets have connected breaking news to broader struggles for justice, helping readers/viewers understand impact.
#BlackMediaFutures #MediaReparations
March 11, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Black media provides vital historical context to present-day challenges.
From Freedom's Journal to Black Journal, these outlets have connected breaking news to broader struggles for justice, helping readers/viewers understand impact.
#BlackMediaFutures #MediaReparations
From Freedom's Journal to Black Journal, these outlets have connected breaking news to broader struggles for justice, helping readers/viewers understand impact.
#BlackMediaFutures #MediaReparations
🚨 NOW: 🚨
We're discussing anti-Black harm over the past century. Join the Black Media Futures Conference hosted by Center for Community Media and be a part of the discussion!
We're discussing anti-Black harm over the past century. Join the Black Media Futures Conference hosted by Center for Community Media and be a part of the discussion!
March 11, 2025 at 7:22 PM
🚨 NOW: 🚨
We're discussing anti-Black harm over the past century. Join the Black Media Futures Conference hosted by Center for Community Media and be a part of the discussion!
We're discussing anti-Black harm over the past century. Join the Black Media Futures Conference hosted by Center for Community Media and be a part of the discussion!
Which Black Media Power Archetype are you?
Here are the archetypes we're discussing in our workshop:
✏️ The Artist
💬 The Mic Dropper
📰 The Freedom Writer
💼 The Organizer
🌟 The Anchor
💪 The Torch Bearer
#BlackMediaFutures #MediaPowerArchetypes
Here are the archetypes we're discussing in our workshop:
✏️ The Artist
💬 The Mic Dropper
📰 The Freedom Writer
💼 The Organizer
🌟 The Anchor
💪 The Torch Bearer
#BlackMediaFutures #MediaPowerArchetypes
March 11, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Which Black Media Power Archetype are you?
Here are the archetypes we're discussing in our workshop:
✏️ The Artist
💬 The Mic Dropper
📰 The Freedom Writer
💼 The Organizer
🌟 The Anchor
💪 The Torch Bearer
#BlackMediaFutures #MediaPowerArchetypes
Here are the archetypes we're discussing in our workshop:
✏️ The Artist
💬 The Mic Dropper
📰 The Freedom Writer
💼 The Organizer
🌟 The Anchor
💪 The Torch Bearer
#BlackMediaFutures #MediaPowerArchetypes
What do Black media makers face in mass media newsrooms? As we dig into the importance of Black media, it's important to uplift Black journalists in all newsrooms.
👉 Watch the powerful Black in the Newsroom trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpanuqf_UPU
#BlackMediaFutures #MediaReparations
👉 Watch the powerful Black in the Newsroom trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpanuqf_UPU
#BlackMediaFutures #MediaReparations
Trailer: Black in the Newsroom
"Black in the Newsroom" is a short film exploring the story of Elizabeth Montgomery, a talented journalist who lands her dream job in a major U.S. newsroom– but ends up fighting a deep-rooted system of harm. Film presented by Media 2070: Media Reparations project. Learn more at media2070.org.
www.youtube.com
March 11, 2025 at 7:06 PM
What do Black media makers face in mass media newsrooms? As we dig into the importance of Black media, it's important to uplift Black journalists in all newsrooms.
👉 Watch the powerful Black in the Newsroom trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpanuqf_UPU
#BlackMediaFutures #MediaReparations
👉 Watch the powerful Black in the Newsroom trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpanuqf_UPU
#BlackMediaFutures #MediaReparations
🚀 TODAY at 3 PM ET: Join Media 2070 for "Black Narrative Power: Honoring Our Past to Face the Future" w/ the Center for Community Media's #BlackMediaFutures.
Don't miss the conversation on Black media's legacy & future!
https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/black-media-futures-2025/
Don't miss the conversation on Black media's legacy & future!
https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/black-media-futures-2025/
March 11, 2025 at 1:31 PM
🚀 TODAY at 3 PM ET: Join Media 2070 for "Black Narrative Power: Honoring Our Past to Face the Future" w/ the Center for Community Media's #BlackMediaFutures.
Don't miss the conversation on Black media's legacy & future!
https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/black-media-futures-2025/
Don't miss the conversation on Black media's legacy & future!
https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/black-media-futures-2025/
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OP-ED: "Media 2070 has declared February Black Narrative Power Month, which is critical to the ongoing fight to demand better news coverage from mainstream mass media." - Anshantia Oso, Senior Director of Media 2070
OP-ED: February is Black Narrative Power Month and our history of storytelling calls on us to face the future
Since the start of this nation, the predominant narrative about Black people has been one of inhumanity.
amsterdamnews.com
February 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
OP-ED: "Media 2070 has declared February Black Narrative Power Month, which is critical to the ongoing fight to demand better news coverage from mainstream mass media." - Anshantia Oso, Senior Director of Media 2070
Reposted by Media 2070
OP-ED: "Media 2070 has declared February Black Narrative Power Month, which is critical to the ongoing fight to demand better news coverage from mainstream mass media." - Anshantia Oso, Senior Director of Media 2070
OP-ED: February is Black Narrative Power Month and our history of storytelling calls on us to face the future
Since the start of this nation, the predominant narrative about Black people has been one of inhumanity.
amsterdamnews.com
February 28, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Reposted by Media 2070
Media 2070 celebrates each February as Black Narrative Power Month — an opportunity to commemorate Black history and what it means to us today.
This year, the team chose themes of legacy, sacredness, storytelling and tradition.
From @media2070.bsky.social: www.freepress.net/blog/celebra...
This year, the team chose themes of legacy, sacredness, storytelling and tradition.
From @media2070.bsky.social: www.freepress.net/blog/celebra...
Celebrating Storytelling During Black Narrative Power Month
The stories we create can speak life into futures abundant with resistance, care, love and beauty.
www.freepress.net
March 7, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Media 2070 celebrates each February as Black Narrative Power Month — an opportunity to commemorate Black history and what it means to us today.
This year, the team chose themes of legacy, sacredness, storytelling and tradition.
From @media2070.bsky.social: www.freepress.net/blog/celebra...
This year, the team chose themes of legacy, sacredness, storytelling and tradition.
From @media2070.bsky.social: www.freepress.net/blog/celebra...
Media 2070 celebrates each February as Black Narrative Power Month — an opportunity to commemorate Black history and what it means to us today.
Dig into the rich resources, analysis, content and programming we shared in February.
➡️ www.freepress.net/blog/celebra...
Dig into the rich resources, analysis, content and programming we shared in February.
➡️ www.freepress.net/blog/celebra...
Celebrating Storytelling During Black Narrative Power Month
The stories we create can speak life into futures abundant with resistance, care, love and beauty.
www.freepress.net
March 7, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Media 2070 celebrates each February as Black Narrative Power Month — an opportunity to commemorate Black history and what it means to us today.
Dig into the rich resources, analysis, content and programming we shared in February.
➡️ www.freepress.net/blog/celebra...
Dig into the rich resources, analysis, content and programming we shared in February.
➡️ www.freepress.net/blog/celebra...
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We're grateful to build the next iteration of our movement base with brilliant comrades like @media2070.bsky.social! 🙌
Media 2070 is part of our Media Justice starter pack, where you can find comrades on BlueSky shaping a future media ecosystem where our communities thrive:
go.bsky.app/Vb8NqnJ
Media 2070 is part of our Media Justice starter pack, where you can find comrades on BlueSky shaping a future media ecosystem where our communities thrive:
go.bsky.app/Vb8NqnJ
Hello, BlueSky! 👋🏿
We’ve joined @mediajustice.bsky.social's #eXit because the algorithms, paid user model, and lack of content moderation have made it difficult to authentically connect. Yet, our community holds the key to true repair. 👀
Let’s dream up a new media system.
➡️ mediareparations.org
We’ve joined @mediajustice.bsky.social's #eXit because the algorithms, paid user model, and lack of content moderation have made it difficult to authentically connect. Yet, our community holds the key to true repair. 👀
Let’s dream up a new media system.
➡️ mediareparations.org
March 6, 2025 at 6:55 PM
We're grateful to build the next iteration of our movement base with brilliant comrades like @media2070.bsky.social! 🙌
Media 2070 is part of our Media Justice starter pack, where you can find comrades on BlueSky shaping a future media ecosystem where our communities thrive:
go.bsky.app/Vb8NqnJ
Media 2070 is part of our Media Justice starter pack, where you can find comrades on BlueSky shaping a future media ecosystem where our communities thrive:
go.bsky.app/Vb8NqnJ
Hello, BlueSky! 👋🏿
We’ve joined @mediajustice.bsky.social's #eXit because the algorithms, paid user model, and lack of content moderation have made it difficult to authentically connect. Yet, our community holds the key to true repair. 👀
Let’s dream up a new media system.
➡️ mediareparations.org
We’ve joined @mediajustice.bsky.social's #eXit because the algorithms, paid user model, and lack of content moderation have made it difficult to authentically connect. Yet, our community holds the key to true repair. 👀
Let’s dream up a new media system.
➡️ mediareparations.org
March 6, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Hello, BlueSky! 👋🏿
We’ve joined @mediajustice.bsky.social's #eXit because the algorithms, paid user model, and lack of content moderation have made it difficult to authentically connect. Yet, our community holds the key to true repair. 👀
Let’s dream up a new media system.
➡️ mediareparations.org
We’ve joined @mediajustice.bsky.social's #eXit because the algorithms, paid user model, and lack of content moderation have made it difficult to authentically connect. Yet, our community holds the key to true repair. 👀
Let’s dream up a new media system.
➡️ mediareparations.org