Reparative Journalism Video Series
Welcome to the Reparative Journalism Video Series, a visual roadmap of what’s both required and possible when we prioritize reparative processes in journalism.
This series explores different ways to embed reparative actions in the field of journalism. The videos span from the anti-Black foundations of journalism, which set the stage for newspapers to harm communities of color, to movements around the globe that teach us different ways to incorporate large-scale repair. The series concludes with the heart of reparative journalism: journalists who steward and hold the stories capable of facilitating individual, communal and societal-level healing.
This series is a collaboration between Free Press’ Media 2070 and News Voices projects.
Diamond Hardiman served as the executive producer, creative director, screenwriter and narrator and also contributed art to the series. Courtney Morrison served as the editor, creative director and sound designer. Qing Saville served as executive producer, creative director and screenwriter.
Sink into the series by using our reflection and discussion guide that explores ways to embed reparative actions in the field of journalism.
A Journey Toward Reparative Journalism
The first video in our series explores the anti-Black foundations of journalism, which set the stage for newspapers to commit harm against communities of color. From newspapers applauding massacres of Cheyenne and Arapaho people in Sand Creek, Colorado, to publishers inflaming anti-Japanese sentiments on the West Coast during World War II, there is a long legacy of harm. Journalism must contend with its entrenched history of violence.
What Journalists Can Learn from Global Repair Movements
In our second video, we study three different movements and highlight how journalists can incorporate practices of repair into their reporting. We take a look at the healing qualities of the South Africa Truth Commissions, the Turtle Island Landback movement and the Black American Reparations movement.
The Healing Power of Storytelling
In our third installation in this series, we present “Reparative Journalism: The Healing Power of Storytelling” alongside a discussion guide that explores the lived experiences of two journalists who are practicing reparative journalism.