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TikTok is a unique blend of social media platforms — here’s why kids love it media

Sep. 25, 2020 2:06 pm

TikTok is a unique blend of social media platforms — here’s why kids love it

With TikTok, it’s impossible to separate the individual from the meme, says Penn State professor Kevin Munger.
PhillyCAM’s new pre-apprenticeship program aims to be a pipeline for young media pros media

Aug. 5, 2020 10:07 am

PhillyCAM’s new pre-apprenticeship program aims to be a pipeline for young media pros

The Arts2Work program is pairing Black and Latinx Philadelphians with mentors and skills to help them pursue careers in media and the arts.
Hip-hop is the soundtrack to BLM protests, continuing a tradition that dates back to the blues media

Jun. 25, 2020 12:04 pm

Hip-hop is the soundtrack to BLM protests, continuing a tradition that dates back to the blues

"No one who has listened to hip-hop since its origins in the 1970s should be surprised that rap music has become the soundtrack to protests in the wake of George Floyd’s killing," says guest columnist Tyina Steptoe.
For people experiencing homelessness, watching television is a meaningful act media

Jun. 24, 2020 9:18 am

For people experiencing homelessness, watching television is a meaningful act

Paying attention to those TV choices can help social service workers forge connection, says Andrew Huff.
How to dismantle racist media? Lift up community voices media

Jun. 12, 2020 8:58 am

How to dismantle racist media? Lift up community voices

Independence Public Media Foundation has created a $750,000 Community Voices Fund to speed the work of media that "creates and holds space for communities fighting for change and justice."
Author of ‘Bearing Witness While Black’ calls for us to stop viewing footage of Black people dying so casually media

May 29, 2020 12:17 pm

Author of ‘Bearing Witness While Black’ calls for us to stop viewing footage of Black people dying so casually

"Cellphone videos of vigilante violence and fatal police encounters should be viewed like lynching photographs — with solemn reserve and careful circulation," says guest columnist Allissa V. Richardson.
Ceiba produces two instructional ‘Vote by mail’ videos you can use in outreach to voters media

May 26, 2020 3:29 pm

Ceiba produces two instructional ‘Vote by mail’ videos you can use in outreach to voters

“We want to make sure that people don’t stumble over simple things,” says Will Gonzalez, the executive director of Ceiba.
Notes from a horror movie marathon in a homeless shelter media

May 12, 2020 9:07 am

Notes from a horror movie marathon in a homeless shelter

Columnist Andrew Huff wonders why horror films are so appealing to the men in the emergency shelter where he is a case manager.
Amid crisis, Generocity is deepening our journalism in Philadelphia. Help us media

Apr. 20, 2020 8:00 am

Amid crisis, Generocity is deepening our journalism in Philadelphia. Help us

We're expanding the Generocity Journalism Fund to help us expand our reporting on the social and economic impact of this pandemic-recession, and how nonprofits can navigate it. Here's a list of ways to get involved.
Solutions Journalism round-up: What’s being done, near and far, to protect people from COVID-19 impacts? media

Apr. 9, 2020 8:13 am

Solutions Journalism round-up: What’s being done, near and far, to protect people from COVID-19 impacts?

Solutions Journalism Network co-founder Tina Rosenberg highlights stories focused on solutions to the large and small impacts of the COVID-19 crisis.