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

Bold Type Books Seeks Acquiring Editor

Bold Type Books, the product of a dynamic partnership between Type Media Center and Hachette Book Group, is searching for an acquiring editor. Learn more and apply.

Hail Mary: The Rise and Fall of the National Women’s Football League is now available from Bold Type Books

Hail Mary from Bold Type Books is out now and available wherever books are sold. Order your copy and come along for the virtual book tour!

I Hope Everyone Is Prepared for Kyle Rittenhouse to Go Free

Even if Rittenhouse somehow draws an impartial jury, he already appears to have landed a very partial judge.
By Alfred Knobler Fellow Elie Mystal for The Nation.

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.

The Department of Justice Is Letting the Coup Plotters Get Away

While Congress is investigating the events of January 6, why isn’t the DOJ doing the same—and more?
By Alfred Knobler Fellow Elie Mystal for The Nation.

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.

This Is How You Smack Down Texas’s Abortion Ban

On Wednesday, a federal judge in Texas suspended SB 8. His ruling offers a step-by-step legal guide to striking down the law for good.
By Alfred Knobler Fellow Elie Mystal for The Nation.

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.

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