Photos From the New Wave Award Reception and Community Reporting Fellows Opening Night
Last night in Detroit, the LIFT Project and the Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources (IJNR) gathered to celebrate the inaugural New Wave Award, honoring early-career reporters for their pursuit of excellence in environmental journalism. This year, we honored Jenae Barnes for her work as the "magic well water lady" and her critical reporting for Capital B Gary about dangerous water contamination of a popular artesian well. Documenting these milestones through visual st
Celebrating Environmental Community Journalism and the Inaugural New Wave Award
The LIFT Project team is committed to uplifting the community-engaged journalism and community voices, driving narrative change, and enriching healthy information systems. We are thrilled to invite you to join us virtually for an incredible evening of reflection, recognition, and robust discussion! On May 26, we are broadcasting live from the historic Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit for the presentation of the New Wave Award for Excellence in E
Highlighting Black Hoosiers
Black Indiana residents report higher news consumption, lower expectations and identity-based trust in new LIFT report. After almost two years of continuing our work to figure out who Midwesterners trust, what they care about, and from where they get their news, the LIFT Project has published its 2026 report on Indiana. While the survey was open to all communities in Indiana, we found specific nuances among Black Hoosiers worth highlighting. You can read more about the News f
