Donna Ladd

“When it comes to media coverage of violence, white victims matter more. Prove me wrong. Seriously,” Donna Ladd writes.

“We want to help inspire our communities to talk to each other in person whenever possible,” Donna Ladd writes.

“We want to help inspire our communities to talk to each other in person whenever possible,” Donna Ladd writes.

Donna Ladd writes that the Mississippi Free Press’s staff has been key in creating rapid growth in revenue and staff since its March 2020 launch.

Newsrooms have failed most Americans since the nation’s founding, Donna Ladd writes, with our reporting history now “innovative,” but “we’ll take it.”

Donna Ladd breaks down newsroom issues she believes set many other emerging journalism outlets across the U.S. apart from those preceding them.

MFP Editor and CEO Donna Ladd writes about growing thriving local journalism while ignoring the voices that tell us to “stay in your lane.”

Donna Ladd writes that she and nonprofit news founders Lisa Snowden-McCray and Karen Gadbois know they must challenge the status quo inside media.

Donna Ladd writes that she and nonprofit news founders Lisa McCray-Snowden and Karen Gadbois know they must challenge the status quo inside media.

Democracy is messy, and it’s supposed to be. Public protest keeps its wheels turning, whether the Boston Tea Party or anti-war protests.