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We are a non-profit home for independent journalists and truth-tellers at all stages of their careers. Our mission is to produce high-impact journalism and literary nonfiction that addresses injustice and inequality, catalyzes change, informs and uplifts social movements, and sparks national and global conversations while transforming and diversifying the fields of journalism and publishing.

TA-NEHISI COATES ON TONY JUDT

In the first episode of Primary Sources, a new podcast from Type and Public Books, Ta-Nehisi Coates talks about how Tony Judt, a British historian, influenced his work, and why Postwar had such a profound impact on him. He also talks about the power of language to help us imagine a better world, whether he identifies as an Afro-pessimist, and what it’s like to grow up in a nationalist household.

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NATIONAL NETWORK OF ABORTION FUNDS NAMED RECIPIENT OF PUFFIN PRIZE

Type Media Center and the Puffin Foundation Ltd. are pleased to announce that the National Network of Abortion Funds is the 2021 recipient of the Puffin Prize for Creative Citizenship for their unwavering and tangible support of abortion access during a time when reproductive rights are under increased attack across the nation.

NOY THRUPKAEW NAMED DIRECTOR OF IDA B. WELLS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

Type Investigations is thrilled to announce that Noy Thrupkaew has been selected as the new director of the Ida B. Wells Fellowship program and as a Type Investigations reporting fellow focused on labor and human rights.

BOLD TYPE BOOKS CHALLENGES POWER THROUGH NARRATIVE

The product of a dynamic partnership between Type Media Center and Hachette Book Group, Bold Type Books publishes bestselling books by a range of essayists, activists, journalists, groundbreaking academics, and thought leaders, with a focus on emerging and historically excluded voices.

VIRTUAL EVENTS FROM TYPE

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve expanded our events to include a regular series of remote talks and panels featuring journalists, authors, academics, and other thinkers from our network. Follow us on Crowdcast or click here to see our schedule of upcoming events, as well as recordings of past talks.

Recent Highlights

Two Type Fellows Win 2022 Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting

Puffin Foundation Fellow Matthieu Aikins and Ida B. Wells Fellow Lila Hassan are part of the New York Times team to win the 2022 Pulitzer Prize in International Reporting for their “courageous and relentless reporting.”

A New Book About the Women’s House of Detention in Greenwich Village

Bold Type Books author Hugh Ryan joins WNYC’s All In to discuss his new book “The Women’s House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison.”

Here’s How Americans Can Fight Back to Protect Abortion Rights

A Democratic majority in both houses of Congress could make abortion a right by law. Mexico, Ireland and Argentina recently did.
By Rebecca Solnit for The Guardian.

Announcing Primary Sources, a new podcast from Type & Public Books

Type is thrilled to announce a new podcast, Primary Sources, where writers and thinkers talk about the greatest influences on their work. A joint production with Public Books, the show is hosted by Puffin Foundation Fellow Eyal Press. Our first guest is Ta-Nehisi Coates.

Type Talk: Race, Resistance & Policing in NYC Race

Join Type Fellows Collier Meyerson, journalist and host of the new podcast “Love Thy Neighbor,” and Dax-Devlon Ross, podcast host of “The Burden,” to discuss their new podcasts. The event is moderated by Saki Knafo, reporter and host of the podcast series “Conviction.”

This Rap Song Helped Sentence a 17-Year-Old to Prison for Life

A growing number of scholars, lawyers, and lawmakers are calling for a reassessment of how rap lyrics are used in court.
By Jaeah Lee in The New York Times

Apply Now for the 2022 Robert Masur Fellowship in Civil Liberties

Applications are now open to first-year law students for the 2022 Robert Masur Fellowship in Civil Liberties. Apply by Friday, April 22nd.

How the Country’s Most Prominent Conservation Agency is Failing to Tackle Climate Change

Newly obtained documents show FWS officials pursued plans to remove protections from an endangered Florida animal despite internal warnings about sea level rise.
By Jimmy Tobias for The Guardian

What Happened When Oakland Tried to Make Police Pay for Misconduct

In the ‘90s, the city passed a policy requiring the police department to pay some of their own legal costs. There’s no evidence that the department ever paid up.
By Akintunde Ahmad for The Appeal.

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