For over a decade, Renaissance Journalism has been at the forefront of reimagining journalism and community storytelling as powerful catalysts to advance equity and social justice.
It is this vision that drives us to experiment with bold, innovative approaches to news and storytelling, community engagement and collaboration-building.
Founded in 2009, Renaissance Journalism aims to cultivate an enduring shift in the way journalists and storytellers think about and cover complex social issues.
Through our transformative initiatives, we give journalists the tools and support they need to produce strong, principled journalism that unpacks systemic injustices, disrupts harmful narratives, educates and empowers, and amplifies diverse voices. Key to our success is forging dynamic and strategic collaborations among news organizations, foundations, academia and nonprofits.
OUR WORK
Since its inception in 2009, Renaissance Journalism has focused on a range of critical social justice issues, such as educational equity, the enduring legacy of Agent Orange contamination in Vietnam, and the fiscal crisis in Detroit and Michigan.
Among our accomplishments:
- LaunchPad Fellowship for NextGen Journalists
- Equity Reporting Project: Restoring the Promise of Education
- Vietnam Reporting Project
- Michigan Reporting Project
- Imperial Valley Youth Voices
- LearningLAB
Renaissance Journalism operates as a nonprofit, fiscally sponsored project of Community Initiatives, which is based at 1000 Broadway, Suite 480, Oakland, CA 94607.