Beginning Monday, March 3, Atlanta-based independent media outlet, Mainline, will host recurring movement media training sessions for both community organizers and aspiring journalists/media workers. We are currently fundraising for 20 participants who require a scholarship—please donate if you can! We want this series to be accessible for those who don’t have traditional access to higher education, media careers, and/or media appearance opportunities.

The training series curriculum has been developed by the Mainline team, along with other movement journalists and cultural organizers who will also serve as guest speakers throughout the series.

Guest speakers in March include Interrupting Criminalization fellow and longtime journalist Lewis Raven Wallace and Media 2070 co-founder and media reparations visionary Alicia Bell.

We will be adding more speakers throughout the series, which will run through September 1.

This series is grounded in abolition and decolonization. This is, therefore, not your typical westernized media education series.

This series will cover a range of topics, including but not limited to:

Media reparations, with special guest Alicia Bell of Media 2070
Going beyond “objectivity,” featuring movement journalist and Interrupting Criminalization fellow Lewis Raven Wallace
Abolitionist press principles and history
Journalism and mass communications basic history
How to build an effective media strategy
Building narrative power / media as organizing
Communications law and ethics
Media writing 101
Citizen, gonzo, and social media journalism
Interview training and building trust with sources
Journalists’ safety and KYR training
How to write press releases / how to pitch stories
And more!

Read more about the series here. If you have a question, email Aja Arnold, the lead organizer of the trainings, at aja@mainlinezine.com.

Mainline media training scholarships