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My Bad by Hugh Ryan Is Out Now!

Type Media Center and Bold Type Books are thrilled to announce the publication of My Bad by Hugh Ryan–a powerful and hilarious personal history that tells the true story of the queer ’90s and how it transformed queer life in the decades that followed.

Type Media Center Announces the 2026 Recipients of the Robert Masur Fellowship in Civil Liberties

Type Media Center is pleased to announce Chase Breaux and Hannah Ponce as the two recipients of the 2026 Robert Masur Fellowship in Civil Liberties. The fellowship, which carries a $3,000 prize, is for law students who intend to carry out significant activities over the summer between their first and second years related to civil rights and/or civil liberties.

Hands Off NYC and Unidos-MN are the Recipients of the Puffin Prize for Creative Citizenship

Type Media Center and the Puffin Foundation are pleased to announce that Hands Off NYC and Minneapolis-based Unidos-MN will each receive the Puffin Prize for Creative Citizenship.

Strange People on the Hill by Michael Edison Hayden is out now!

Type Media Center and Bold Type Books are thrilled to announce the publication of Michael Edison Hayden’s Strange People on the Hill—a gripping investigation of a far-right takeover of a small, West Virginia town and how the local community fought back.

Introducing Our 2026 Springboard Project Partners

Type Investigations is pleased to announce three new Springboard Project partnerships for 2026: India Currents, Puente News Collaborative, and South Side Weekly. Through the Springboard Project, Type will be offering these newsrooms an infusion of editorial, research, and financial support to help strengthen their investigative capacity. They join ongoing Springboard partners Gulf States Newsroom and The Blacklight At New York Amsterdam News.

Type Media Center Welcomes Six Journalists As Fellows

Type Media Center is pleased to welcome Rachael Bedard, Jasper Craven, Jasmine Garsd, Tanvi Misra, Ryan “R.L.” Nave, and Katie Rose Quandt to the fellowship program.

The Virus That Took My Father Could Become a Greater Threat

For The New York Times, Abelin-Bevier Fellow Helen Ouyang reflected on her father’s death from Hepatitis B, and how it could have been prevented if the vaccine had been available when he was a child. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recently changed the recommendation for all newborns to receive the vaccine.

Type Media Center Matthieu Aikins Investigates the Culture of Lawlessness in the U.S. Special Forces

Type Media Center fellow Matthieu Aikins published a four-part investigation with the New York Times Magazine looking into Special Forces operations in Afghanistan and how the lack of prosecutions against special operators has created a culture of impunity that leads up to the White House.

What Does It Take to Get Men to See a Doctor?

For The New York Times Magazine, Abelin-Bevier Fellow Helen Ouyang reports on how men in the United States are much less likely to see a doctor regularly, and how one clinic is attempting to tackle the problem.

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