Next week, Grist begins its pooled coverage of the 2024 United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, or UNPFII, which runs from April 15 to April 26 in New York. For the third year, Grist is working with a consortium of media outlets on collaborative, pooled coverage.
The collaborative includes ICT, High Country News, Mongabay, Native News Online, and APTN. Grist editor Tristan Ahtone coordinates coverage among the newsrooms in a shared Slack channel, and editors from each newsroom participate in the editorial process. Every story produced by participants is available to republish by the other members, as well as other outlets. Last year, the group covered a variety of topics including disaster relief, PFAS contamination, and Indigeneity as a determinant of health.
This year, Grist will also help lead a side event at the forum. On April 20, Grist will host a free, daylong training with the Indigenous Journalists Association and the Canadian Commission for UNESCO. “Share Your Story” has been previously presented at both UNPFII and the Expert Mechanism on th... Read more
