Transformative Journalism Isn’t Coming—It’s Already Here

By: MMM Editorial Team

There’s a common misconception that one day, journalism will be fixed by law. That suddenly, newsrooms will be required to practice reparative journalism, and the industry will shift overnight.

But the truth is far less dramatic—and far more powerful.

What we’ve seen, time and again, is that media systems don’t evolve in a straight line. Instead, they overlap. Practices come and go. New frameworks emerge while old ones are still in place. For example, yellow journalism overlapped with muckraking, an incredibly in-depth form of investigative journalism. Often, these new systems are prompted by each other as the limitations of each become clear.

So let’s be clear: media reparations isn’t a future goal—it’s already happening.

Mainstream local outlets are reaching out for story ideas that reflect this shift. Professors are teaching reparative frameworks in their journalism classes. Our conversations about objectivity, ethics, and truth are deepening—not disappearing.

We’re not calling for the end of objective journalism.

What we’re building is something more nuanced: a media system that acknowledges context, legacy, and lived experience. A system where objectivity is one of many tools—not the only one.

Reparative journalism gives us a way to tell fuller, more complex stories. Stories that reflect the actual dynamics of race, power, harm, and healing in today’s world.

It’s not coming—it’s already here. The question is: will your local newsroom be part of it?

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