The International Women’s Media Foundation recently honored Tasneem Raja, with its Gwen Ifil award. Raja is co-founder of Cityside, the organization behind local journalism outlets Berkeleyside, Oaklandside, and the new Richmondside. The award was given for her leadership in local journalism and legacy of training of journalists from underrepresented communities.
I spoke to Raja about her journey from UC Berkeley to national news outlets, back to hyper local journalism, and how she sees the state of journalism today.
