Press On South Inc

PRESS ON IS A SOUTHERN MEDIA COLLECTIVE THAT CATALYZES CHANGE AND ADVANCES JUSTICE THROUGH THE PRACTICE OF MOVEMENT JOURNALISM.

LEVEL UP IS AN EDUCATION PROGRAM THAT WORKS TO EQUIP JOURNALISTS AND COMMUNITY MEDIA MAKERS WITH THE ANALYSIS, SKILLS, AND TOOLS THEY NEED TO TRANSFORM THE FIELD OF JOURNALISM AND EXPAND THE PRACTICE OF SOUTHERN MOVEMENT JOURNALISM. IN 2021, LEVEL UP HOSTED 21 PUBLIC WORKSHOPS THAT REACHED 404 PARTICIPANTS AND ENCOURAGED THEM TO DEEPEN THEIR MOVEMENT JOURNALISM PRACTICES.

THE FREEDOMWAYS REPORTING RESIDENCY IS A PROGRAM FOR JOURNALISTS AND STORYTELLERS IN THE U.S. SOUTH WHOSE WORK SERVES TO ADVANCE JUSTICE. IN AN EFFORT TO STRENGTHEN JOURNALISM DRIVEN BY PEOPLE WHO ARE BUILDING POWER WITHIN MARGINALIZED AND OPPRESSED COMMUNITIES, THE PROGRAM PRIORITIZES WOMEN OF COLOR AND LGBTQ+ PEOPLE OF COLOR AS PARTICIPANTS. IN 2021, FREEDOMWAYS STEWARDED A COHORT OF 5 EMERGING JOURNALISTS LEADERS AND ENGAGED THE PARTICIPANTS IN 20 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS.

SOUTHERN MOVEMENT MEDIA FUND PROVIDES INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE GRANTS TO SOUTHERN MEDIA MAKERS AND JOURNALISTS WHO PRACTICE MOVEMENT JOURNALISM, PROVIDING THEM SUPPORT TO WORK ALONGSIDE THEIR COMMUNITIES, WITH EACH OTHER, AND MOVEMENT PARTNERS TO PRODUCE THE NEWS AND INFORMATION PEOPLE NEED TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR LIVES. IN 2021, THE SOUTHERN MOVEMENT MEDIA FUND FUNDED 9 GRANTEES TO SUPPORT THEIR WORK IN CREATING COMMUNITY BASED MOVEMENT JOURNALISM PROJECTS ROOTED IN THE SOUTH

MOVEMENT BUILDING WORKS TO CREATE NETWORKS AMONG ORGANIZERS AND JOURNALISTS TO UPLIFT COMMUNITY MEMBER'S WORK AND TO FURTHER SOCIAL JUSTICE THROUGH NARRATIVE SHIFTING. COMMUNICATIONS WORKS TO AMPLIFY THE LONG HISTORY OF SOUTHERN STORYTELLING AND TO SHARE OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN PRESS ON.