The Mississippi Free Press asked a court on Monday to hold that Mississippi House Republican Caucus meetings must be open to the public under the Open Meetings Act. Last year, the full Mississippi Ethics Commission rejected the Mississippi Free Press’ argument and declared that the Legislature is not a “public body” under the law.
“People, especially those who perceive themselves to be different from each other, have an opportunity to share their stories, and find common, or perhaps even higher ground,” Kevin John Fong writes.
“It’s easy to take what we have for granted in our wonderfully diverse and inclusive team but conversations with my colleagues remind me not to do that because, well, not every newsroom has what the Mississippi Free Press has,” Kimberly Griffin writes.
Reporters Aliyah Veal, Nick Judin and Kayode Crown led the Mississippi Free Press’ tremendous showing in last night’s Society for Professional Journalists’ Diamond Awards in Little Rock, Ark.
“Our team, particularly our editorial team, is a prophetic voice for these difficult times. So we can’t give up, and we won’t give up because you deserve ethical media that yes, focuses on systemic issues, but also offers the hope through the solutions we uncover through our work,” Publisher and Co-founder Kimberly Griffin writes.
“I’ve been thinking about what happened next between us since Hodding III died on May 11, 2023, and how his choices, courage and advice both jump-started and inspired my own work in Mississippi for the last two decades,” Donna Ladd writes.
Mississippi Youth Media Project students are full-time, paid journalists working in their downtown Jackson, Miss., newsroom during the YMP summer programs. New Program Manager Melishia Grayson is an educator who came of age mentored by Dr. Bob Moses at Lanier High School to believe that young people can and need to use their own voices to shape new media narratives about themselves—and bring solutions to their communities. Enrollment for the 2023 summer programs is open now.
Mississippi Free Press Publisher and Chief Revenue Officer Kimberly Griffin was a co-host of LION Publishers’ Deep South Media Sustainability meetup in the Capital Club in downtown Jackson on May 18, 2023. CEO Donna Ladd writes that it was a refreshingly honest gathering where all voices were heard.
The Park Center for Independent Media presented the Izzy Award to the Mississippi Free Press in a virtual ceremony from Ithaca College in New York on April 27.
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