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Type Media Center is 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, while transforming and diversifying the fields of journalism and publishing.

New Release from Bold Type Books: Fearless Speech

Click here to read more about our book imprint’s latest release, Fearless Speech: Breaking Free from the First Amendment, by law professor and author Mary Anne Franks.

Zooey Zephyr’s Defense of Trans Lives in a Deep-Red State

E. Tammy Kim writes accompanying text for Kimberly Reed’s short documentary, “Seat 31: Zooey Zephyr,” which covers the journey of Zooey Zephyr, a trans woman and Democratic Montana State Representative, through the final weeks of the 2023 legislative session. E. Tammy Kim for The New Yorker.

Can Harris Stop Blue-Collar Workers from Defecting to Donald Trump?

Eyal Press writes that Kamala Harris is touting the Biden Administration’s strong record on labor, but it might not be enough to win over voters who distrust Democrats as elites. Eyal Press for The New Yorker.

We Know Mental Health Affects Physical Health. Why Don’t We Act Like It?

Helen Ouyang discusses the connection between mental and physical health, and argues for preventive treatment for mental ailments under the American healthcare system. Helen Ouyang for The New York Times.

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Type Investigations

Type Investigations is a nonprofit newsroom dedicated to transforming the field of independent investigative journalism.

Prisons Have Become Finishing Schools for the Alt-Right

As right-wing extremists do time for increasingly serious crimes, today’s young neofascists are becoming more radicalized.

Ali Winston Vanity Fair October 15, 2024

ShotSpotter Routinely Missed Reported Shootings, City Data Shows

In a recent 20-month period, more than 20% of shootings and reckless discharges in Chicago’s coverage area had no corresponding ShotSpotter alert.

Max Blaisdell , Ethan Corey & Jim Daley South Side Weekly October 9, 2024

If Trump Wins the Election, U.S. Parks and Wildlife Face a New Age of Mining

As president, Trump would dramatically weaken environmental protections and remake America’s public lands.

Adam Federman & Jimmy Tobias The Guardian September 28, 2024

Ida B. Wells

The Ida B. Wells Fellowship promotes diversity in journalism by helping to create a pipeline of investigative reporters of color who bring diverse backgrounds, experiences, and interests to their work.

Bold Type Books

For almost two decades, Bold Type Books has been telling stories that inform and empower just as they inspire and move readers to action. A joint-venture of Type Media Center and Hachette Book Group, we are proud to publish award-winning, bestselling books by thought leaders, journalists, activists, whistleblowers, and truthtellers.

Inside Hamas

The Untold Story of the Militant Islamic Movement

by Zaki Chehab

Who Are We — And Should It Matter in the 21st Century?

by Gary Younge

Ignition

Lighting Fires in a Burning World

by M.R. O'Connor

Before the Storm

Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American Consensus

by Rick Perlstein

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Fellows

About

The Journalism Fellowship Program at Type Media Center is a multi-year fellowship that allows emerging and established journalists to write on complex social and political issues. Our fellows form a unique community of thinkers and writers and focus on topics ranging from labor and racial justice to the environmental crisis and international affairs.

E. Tammy Kim

Puffin Foundation Fellow

Breya Jones

Ida B. Wells Fellow

Adam Federman

Type Investigations Fellow

Ari Berman

Type Media Center Fellow

Rozina Ali

Type Media Center Fellow

Liset Cruz

Ida B. Wells Fellow

Josie Duffy Rice

Type Media Center Fellow

Jessica Valenti

Abelin-Bevier Fellow

Helen Ouyang

Abelin-Bevier Fellow

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Events

How We Did It – The Making of Harm’s Way Investigation.

October 3, 2022, 10:00 am EDT

Join the Center for Public Integrity, Columbia Journalism Investigations, and Type Investigations for a hybrid panel on Monday, October 3.

Type Talk: Race, Resistance & Policing in NYC Race

April 26, 2022, 1:00 pm EDT

Type Fellows Collier Meyerson, journalist and host of the new podcast “Love Thy Neighbor,” and Dax-Devlon Ross, writer and host of the upcoming podcast “The Burden,” discuss their reporting and the decades long history of NYPD misconduct in communities of color. Saki Knafo, reporter and host of the podcast series “Conviction,” moderates the discussion.

Annual Gala Honoring the National Network of Abortion Funds, Puffin Prize Recipient 2022

March 3, 2022, 6:30 pm EST

On March 3rd, 2022 Type Media Center held a virtual celebration to honor the National Network of Abortion Funds (NNAF), as the 2021 recipient of the prestigious Puffin Prize for Creative Citizenship.

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New Release from Bold Type Books: Fearless Speech

Zooey Zephyr’s Defense of Trans Lives in a Deep-Red State

Can Harris Stop Blue-Collar Workers from Defecting to Donald Trump?

We Know Mental Health Affects Physical Health. Why Don’t We Act Like It?

Type Investigations

Prisons Have Become Finishing Schools for the Alt-Right

ShotSpotter Routinely Missed Reported Shootings, City Data Shows

If Trump Wins the Election, U.S. Parks and Wildlife Face a New Age of Mining

Ida B. Wells

Bold Type Books

Inside Hamas

Who Are We — And Should It Matter in the 21st Century?

Ignition

Before the Storm

Fellows

Events

How We Did It – The Making of Harm’s Way Investigation.

Type Talk: Race, Resistance & Policing in NYC Race

Annual Gala Honoring the National Network of Abortion Funds, Puffin Prize Recipient 2022

Prizes

The Puffin Prize for Creative Citizenship

Ridenhour Prize

Robert Masur Fellowship in  Civil Liberties

Jonathan Schell Memorial Lecture Series on the Fate of  the Earth

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