Shadowproof Recognized For Exceptional Coverage Of Julian Assange’s Extradition Trial
Shadowproof received numerous donations and an outpouring of support for Kevin Gosztola’s commitment to covering the Assange Trial each day court was in session.
Open Call For Submissions On Black Lives Matter Organizing, Police Abolition
Shadowproof seeks reporting that examines issues involving abolition or reflects the work of abolitionist organizing.
Looking Back On Shadowproof’s Fifth Year
We launched Shadowproof five years ago. Many of you helped us accomplish quite a bit so let’s take a moment to celebrate the impact we’ve had.
OPEN CALL: Freelance Journalism On Prison And Police Abolition
Shadowproof is mobilizing resources and our platform to raise the abolition movement’s visibility, inviting journalists to pitch us stories on the subject.
What Happens To Restaurant Workers State-By-State Is Of National Consequence
What happens to “essential workers,” or those on front lines, impacts all making low wages, especially as impacts of COVID-19 keep rippling through economy.
Even With COVID-19 Pandemic, Most Media Organizations Get Refugee Issues Wrong
When Katie Dancey-Downs, a journalist in the United Kingdom, pitched Shadowproof a story about COVID-19 and asylum seekers, we knew we wanted to collaborate because of her commitment to covering refugee issue
Rest In Power To Drummer And Afrobeat Master Tony Allen
For the May 3 newsletter, Shadowproof managing editor Kevin Gosztola paid tribute to Nigerian drummer Tony Allen. *** Tony Allen developed a signature way of playing the drums, including polyrhythms, that defined some of the most revolutionary music ever produced. And right up until his death at the age of
Journalists Are Essential Workers, Help Us Support Them During COVID-19 Pandemic
Shadowproof needs your help raising money for freelance journalists covering COVID-19’s impact on health care, labor, prisons, and more.
Dissenter Weekly: Espionage Act Reform Unveiled To Protect Journalists, Whistleblower Disclosures
On this edition of the “Dissenter Weekly,” we break down reform legislation that would help ensure the Espionage Act is no longer used against journalists. It would also expand protections for whistleblower disclosures. The rights of members of the press that “solicit, obtain, or publish government secrets” would be protected
Spotting The State Department’s Propaganda For Escalating War Against Iran
*A version of this newsletter written by Shadowproof’s Kevin Gosztola was sent out on January 3. President Donald Trump’s administration assassinated Iranian general Qassim Soleimani and Iraqi commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis. They were killed in a drone strike near Baghdad’s international airport overnight on January 3. Viewed as an escalation
