TYPE MEDIA CENTER

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.

ANNOUNCING THE 2021 IDA B. WELLS FELLOWS

Type Investigations is pleased to announce the 2021 Ida B. Wells Fellows. The fellows are emerging and mid-career journalists working in a variety of media formats and outlets. This year’s fellows will explore topics including labor exploitation, criminal justice, immigration asylum in the deep South, and reproductive health care access. Learn more about the Ida B. Wells Fellowship program and fellows here.

BOLD TYPE BOOKS WELCOMES NEW EDITORIAL DIRECTOR

Hillary Brenhouse joined Bold Type Books on May 24th as editorial director. Brenhouse was previously the editor-in-chief of Guernica, the award-winning magazine of global art and politics.

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

Type Media Center Welcomes Matt Aikins as a Puffin Foundation Fellow

Type Media Center welcomes Matthieu Aikins as a Puffin Foundation Fellow! Aikins is a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine and a contributing editor at Rolling Stone. He has reported from Afghanistan and the Middle East since 2008.

Desmond Meade and Ibram X. Kendi awarded 2021 MacArthur Fellowship

Bold Type Books author Ibram X. Kendi and our 2020 recepient of the Puffin Prize, Desmond Meade were both awarded the 2021 MacArthur Fellowship.

Long Hours, Low Pay, Loneliness and a Booming Industry

In the next decade, the home health aide profession is expected to grow more than any other job. By Liz Donovan and Muriel Alarcón for Columbia Journalism Investigations and New York Times.

What Should Democrats Do Now That Police Reform Talks Have Broken Down?

Bold Type Books author Keith Boykin joins CNN’s Newsroom to discuss what steps to take now that Republican Senator Tim Scott has rejected Democrats’ final offer on police reform.

Dirty Work: Essential Jobs and the Hidden Cost of Inequality in America

Puffin Foundation Fellow Eyal Press talks to NPR affiliate KPCW
about how his new book, Dirty Work: Essential Jobs and the Hidden Toll of Inequality in America, takes a deep dive into the lives of those who do the essential work that no one else wants to do.

The Essential Jobs No One Wants

Puffin Foundation Fellow Eyal Press joins Texas Public Radio’s Think to talk about his book, Dirty Work: Essential Jobs and the Hidden Toll of Inequality in America.

Police Are Giving Amazon Ring Cameras to Survivors of Domestic Violence. Is It Helping?

Advocates for survivors say the approach could end up doing more harm than good. A year long investigation by 2020-21 Ida B. Wells Fellows Eileen Guo in partnership with Consumer Reports and MIT Technology Review.

How Joe Biden’s Green Agenda Threatens the Alaskan Wilderness

The Biden administration promised to engage with tribes on development projects that would affect their way of life. But Native villages suing the government say that’s not happening. By Adam Federman for Politico Magazine.

How Does Don Jr. Roll?

Donald Trump Jr. teases about a political future. But what do we really know about him? In Charleston County, South Carolina, they know more than most. By Joe Rubin for The New Republic.

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