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A manifesto Credit: Credit: Maria Thalassinouย By Sanne Breimer Six years ago, in 2020, I wrote โThe Six Characteristics of Inclusive Journalism.โ It was the explanation of what I was building, in the context of renewed global debates about representation in the media following the Black Lives Matter protests. Many newsrooms at the time were grappling with … Continue reading The 3 premises of inclusive journalism (2026)
Scott Umstattd for Unsplash. Entrepreneurship can make you doubt yourself, especially when you are working on complex topics or have to relate to the global pluricrisis. I realized this again after returning from my latest ten-day meditation retreat. The silence reminded me of why I started Inclusive Journalism in the first place. Inclusive Journalism exists … Continue reading What a silent retreat taught me about leadership in journalism
Sunrise in the meditation retreat The day my seventh silent meditation retreat ended was the day the US and Israel attacked Iran. After nine days without my phone, it felt strange to scroll through the news again. Not only because my mind had just spent more than 100 hours in silence and meditation, but also … Continue reading How does a meditation practice relate to struggles for justice?
Panel at the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival, 2025 From left to right: moderator Jasmine Floretta V.D., Shiori Itล, Devi Asmarani, and Okky Madasari. How is feminism evolving and being challenged by the so-called "patriarchal extinction burst" in todayโs social media era? The phrase is used to describe the global backlash against gender equality that … Continue reading Feminismโs Future Depends on Solidarity
Bryan Level for Getty Images. When the news about the fight between Trump and Musk surfaced, it made me think of implosion and how that seems to be a common thread in the chaos in the world right now.ย According to the Oxford Dictionary, an implosion is โan instance of something collapsing violently inwards.โ Stars … Continue reading The road of systemic implosions
Screenshot of Mohammad Kaif. Mohammad Kaif, a young Muslim boy from India, wentย viral, shutting down a reporterโs attempt to ignite hate during the ongoing India - Pakistan tensions. The journalist provoked him into speaking against Pakistan, even questioning his patriotism when he called for peace. But the boy didnโt fall for it. Calmly and confidently, … Continue reading Young people have brains
Rolando Vazquez Melken was a guest speaker in the fifth Writing for Transformation course and answered questions from participants about decolonial theory in the context of storytelling and journalism. He is Professor of Post/Decolonial Theories and Literatures, with a focus on the Global South at the Faculty of Humanities of the University of Amsterdam in … Continue reading In decolonial journalism, small questions are fundamental
If we want to understand the political and material conditions that make anti-democratic movements like Trumpism possible, then we must openly and honestly confront how our own apathy in the face of eroding rights for society's most vulnerable. By Christian Christensen, Professor of Journalism at Stockholm University Carlo Attardi, Unsplash The United States is witnessing … Continue reading Dear Europe: Time to Confront Your Hypocrisy on Trump’s America
Screenshot from the TalkTV interview with Dr. Mustafa Barghouti. Sometimes itโs good to understand something by knowing what it is not. The interview TalkTVโs Julia Hartley-Brewer did with Palestinian Dr. Mustafa Barghouti is an example of what Complicating the Narrativeโฆ is not. The method was introduced by journalist Amanda Ripley in the eponymously titled article … Continue reading Julia Hartley-Brewer’s Interview with Dr. Barghouti Highlights Journalism’s Need for Complicating the Narrative
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