Journalism as Resistance

A breakthrough guide to how journalism and media can spark social change and build power toward a liberatory future

Amid the shrinking of local news outlets, the rise of exploitative social media platforms, and the numbing effect of mainstream news cycles, acclaimed journalist and organizer Lewis Raven Wallace proposes an antidote: journalism driven by the social movements of our time. Journalism as Resistance is the first book to document the rising power of movement journalism, while also providing practical guidance on ethics and a theory of change for those who seek to do it themselves.

Wallace proposes 10 core purposes of movement media efforts and highlights groundbreaking contemporary examples of each, including

Building archives to document histories in danger of being erasedMeeting the information needs of communities that lack local news coverageProviding political education to help people identify and unearth the roots of harmChanging policies and practices by supporting prison journalism from the insideWhether seeking to inspire local action or transform national narratives, readers will find more than just tools and strategies here. Journalism as Resistance extends hope to those hungry for media that puts purpose before profit. "Just telling true stories is not enough," Wallace writes. What we need is journalism grounded in expansive visions for democracy and liberation.