What happens when a journalist realizes they fucked up? What does accountability look like for a journalist? Content warning: this episode includes discussion of rape, transphobia, racism and violence. In this episode, we talk with writer and journalist Donna Minkowitz, and prominent transgender advocate and author Riki Wilchins about the transphobic coverage of the 1993 Brandon Teena murder. On New Year’s Eve of that year, Brandon was murdered in Falls City, Nebraska by two violent transphobes after his trans identity was revealed. Donna Minkowitz’ article was published in the Village Voice a few months later and inspired the award-winning movie Boys Don’t Cry, starring Hilary Swank. It also sparked outrage and protest for trans activists such as Riki Wilchins and Leslie Feinberg who went and demonstrated in front of the Village Voice offices in New York. Decades later, Minkowitz realized the transphobia of her piece. We talk with her and Wilchins about how that article and her apology came about. Links: - Riki Wilchins’ book on trans activism and the media: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1626013683/?tag=newbooinhis-20 - Donna Minkowitz’ apology and screenshots of her former article: https://www.villagevoice.com/2018/06/20/how-i-broke-and-botched-the-brandon-teena-story/ Footage of the protest, of Leslie Feinberg and of the karaoke is from Dyke TV Production&Reporting: Isoke Samuel and Arno Pedram Edition: Kalli Anderson Music: audionautix.com Theme: Gus Fisher Illustration: courtesy of Donna Minkowitz, screenshot of the 1994 Village Voice article Podcast Illustration: Nelly Wat Special thanks to Donna Minkowitz and Riki Wilchins for their contribution to this episode.

Should you NOT tell a story? Or can journalists tell any story? 0:00 Gus tells about a New York Times story about Indigenous Inuk communities in Canada where a journalist should've probably not have been the one to tell a story, or at least tell it very differently. 3:15 We chat with the editor of Briarpatch Magazine, Saima Desai, who has thought through the questions of how to assess who is best to tell a story, and how much that has to do with "identity." 14:00 we discuss the interview with Saima, and give some bonus ASMR to our trusted listeners. Let us know if you want more! Links: - The New York Times article: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/19/world/canada/canada-indigenous-art.html - NAJA's answer: https://najanewsroom.com/2019/11/01/naja-calls-for-audit-on-new-york-times-story/ - NAJA's bingo board of stereotypes on indigenous peoples in reporting: https://najanewsroom.com/bingo-card/ - APTN's reply-reporting piece: https://aptnnews.ca/2019/11/22/im-not-poor-subject-of-new-york-times-article-speaks-out-on-use-of-northern-stereotypes/ - Briarpatch Magazine: https://briarpatchmagazine.com/ The Bias is a podcast that explores journalistic subjectivity and what happens in the newsroom before the story prints out. Production by: Isoke Samuel, Arno Pedram, Gus Fischer Music by Gus Fischer Cover photo by Nelly Wat

Should photojournalists worry of being complicit to oppression? Can a picture bring justice? 0:00 Isoke (she/her) and Arno (they/them) discuss the events that happened at the Northwestern student newspaper in early November. 8:16 we interview photojournalist Avery White (she/her), who teaches a class of social justice and photojournalism at Mayday Space in Bushwick and ask her what's up with subjectivity behind the lens. For context, read the Northwestern editorial here: https://dailynorthwestern.com/2019/11/10/lateststories/addressing-the-dailys-coverage-of-sessions-protests/ The Bias is a podcast that explores journalistic subjectivity and what happens in the newsroom before the story prints out. Songs: Taking Pictures of You - The Kooks and We Need to Talk (Griefjoy remix) - About the Girl Music by Gus Fischer Cover photo by Nelly Wat

Who are we? What's our relation to objectivity? In this first episode, journalists Isoke (she/her), Gus (they/them) and Arno (they/them) give a presentation of The Bias podcast and chat about what got them thinking about objectivity/subjectivity in journalism. The Bias is a podcast that explores journalistic subjectivity and what happens in the newsroom before the story prints out. Song: Changes - Tupac Music by Gus Fischer Cover photo by Nelly Wat