How a Project is Training Incarcerated People to Become Journalists
Poynter, January 26, 2021: How a Project is Training Incarcerated People to Become Journalists
“When journalist John J. Lennon got an idea for a book, he found an incarcerated person, who had only given a few interviews, trusted Lennon to tell his story. The reason? Lennon himself is incarcerated at Sullivan Correctional Facility in New York state.
“He knows I know his struggle, and he knows no journalist will treat him more fairly than me,” Lennon said.
Lennon, who has bylines in publications like The Guardian, The Washington Post and Vice, is an incarcerated journalist and an adviser of the Prison Journalism Project.”
Additional reading:
Prison Journalism Project: “Our mission is to help incarcerated writers and those in communities affected by incarceration tell stories about their world using the tools of journalism: gathering and testing facts, writing with nuance, texture and insight and reaching a thoughtful audience.”
San Quentin News: “San Quentin News reports on rehabilitative efforts to increase public safety and achieve social justice”
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