Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones discusses journalism's role in democracy, challenges faced by Black women in the field, the importance of historical context in politics, and empowering future journalists at Howard University.
Local media plays a crucial role in informing the public and protecting democracy.
Journalists must challenge narratives lacking racial and gender perspectives to advocate for democracy.
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Importance of Journalism to Democracy
Nicole Hannah Jones discusses the vital role of journalism in democracy, highlighting the need for credible information, especially from local media, to inform the public and safeguard democracy in the face of authoritarianism.
Backlash Against Historical Knowledge and Critical Race Theory
The backlash against historical knowledge, including critical race theory, is seen as an attempt to suppress social justice movements and maintain racial ignorance, hindering progress in societal understanding and perpetuating regressive policies.
Training Future Journalists at Howard University
Nicole Hannah Jones shares her mission at Howard University to train a new generation of journalists to engage in historically informed reporting, advocate for democracy in journalism, and challenge narratives that lack racial and gender perspectives, emphasizing the importance of safeguarding the press for a free society.
What role should the free press play in ensuring the survival of our democracy? Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones has some thoughts.
Nikole Hannah-Jones is the creator of the 1619 Project, reporter at The New York Times Magazine, Knight Chair in Race and Journalism at Howard University, and a leading voice on the vital role of journalism in our democracy today. In the inaugural episode of The Amendment, Errin and Nikole discuss the current state of journalism, the high stakes of this presidential election, the importance of historical context in our political moment, the challenges faced by Black women in journalism and more.