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Reimagining Norman Rockwell's America

Laura Holson

November 08, 2018 |

The New York Times |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

In the midst of a seemingly increasingly divided political and racial landscape, some artists of color are pushing back to create art that represents their own non-White communities. Some artists have chosen to do this by recreating Norman Rockwell’s paintings, which in the earlier part of his career mainly showcased White people. “The image haunted me because of the world we live in,” the artist said, referring to today’s divisive political climate. “I wanted to imagine what it would look like today.”

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TV Sign Language Interpreters Bring Hope to Those Living with Hearing Impairment

Mercy Odada

October 26, 2018 |

Talk Africa |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

In 2016, Kenya's government instituted a broadcast programming code that required reporting programs to include sign language interpretation. Through this code, people with hearing impairment have access to news and information to be well-informed and civically engaged.

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Magazine in Greece Rejects Labels about Refugees

Nikolia Apostolou John Dyer

September 21, 2018 |

Al-Fanar Media |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Greece

In order to combat xenophobic attitudes against refugees in Europe, three friends founded Solomon; a media outlet that “gives voice to non-native populations, countering negative stereotypes about them and helping them integrate into their new communities.” Recent grants have helped the magazine expand and pay staff. “We’re not like other media that focuses on refugees’ selling their bodies or selling drugs. We go with our camera and write about integration.”

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4 Black Female Judges Use Their Courtrooms to Break the School-to-Prison Pipeline

J. Gabriel Ware

September 19, 2018 |

Yes! Magazine |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

Inspired by the documentary 13th, which explores race and mass incarceration in the U.S., and frustrated by the amount of youth getting caught in criminal court, four black female judges decided to create a youth prevention program. The four month program is called “Pipeline to Possibilities,” and accepts about a hundred students who get to experience mock trials, and meet with the judges.“Knowledge is power, and maybe if they knew more about the criminal justice system, they wouldn’t find themselves on that side of the bench.”

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Journalists in Kenya Handling Intimidation and Harassment

Mercy Odada

September 04, 2018 |

Talk Africa |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Kenya

Journalists in Kenya are pushing back against harassment and attacks. They are forming press clubs and associations, hosting peaceful demonstrations, and boycotting covering events until authorities apologize for mistreating journalists who are doing their jobs.

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The searing photos that helped end child labor in America

Jessica Contrera

September 03, 2018 |

The Washington Post |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

In the 1900s Lewis Hine posed as a bible salesman so he could get inside factories and take pictures of child workers. At the time children from 10-15 were put to work, and had no legal protections. Years later his pictures became a catalyst for passing child labor laws.

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The Unlikely Activists Who Took On Silicon Valley — and Won

Nick Confessore

August 14, 2018 |

The New York Times Magazine |

Multi-Media |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, California

Alastair Mactaggart, decided he had enough off companies like Facebook and Google, which make trillions of dollars from collecting private data from users. While the U.S. has made attempts to regulate consumer privacy, those efforts were terminated through powerful lobbying. A ballot initiative started by Mactaggart and his team, eventually lead to the most powerful consumer-privacy law in the country.

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How to Report On Survivors of Gun Violence

Elizabeth Van Brocklin

August 02, 2018 |

The Trace |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

A journalist who has reported for two years on survivors of gunshots offers guidance and advice to others in the media on how to track accurate data on non-fatal gun violence, report empathetically on survivors facing trauma and coping with secondary trauma by hearing these stories. Telling these stories is key to understanding the true scope and impact of gun violence, as well as stories of resilience and hope.

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Amal, Berlin! Helps Refugees Find Their Way in Germany

Austin Davis

July 12, 2018 |

Al-Fanar Media |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Germany, Berlin

Tens of thousands of readers read Amal, Berlin!, "an Arabic, Farsi and German-language digital newspaper that covers local news in Berlin and Germany.” The newspaper helps refugees navigate their new home in their native language, easing their transition into a new culture and way of life.

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Broadcasts in a Native Language, Speaking to Every Corner of Peru

Raul Vilchis

June 21, 2018 |

The New York Times |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Peru, Cusco

Luis Soto, is the first indigenous Peruvian to voiceover a soccer game in his native language, Quechua, since 1982. In Peru, indigenous people “make up about a fifth of the nation’s population” and continue to grapple with racism and classism in Peru. Something, Soto believes he is counteracting. “ I do it so people can feel represented.”

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