The LIFT Team spent most of last week with communities at the Indiana Black Expo. This year was so engaging and meaningful -- we're appreciative of all the feedback we received from our rotating questions about trusted messengers and sources. We're looking into ways to synthesize the critiques of media coverage and how the most important issues of the days are covered to provide more details to newsrooms. We're also going through at least 300 post-it notes of thoughts and ide

Join us on camera or behind the camera! The LIFT Project is returning to the Indiana Black Expo (IBE) marking our second year of community engagement and conversations about media consumption habits in Indiana. We want to hear from you Indiana! Come visit us at booth #617!

Film crew interviews Shara Trierweiler, owner of Agape Farms, in Dansville, MI. Trieweiler started the farm in 2020 to pursue her passion for eating, community and family.

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

We are thrilled to announce Jenae Barnes as the inaugural recipient of the New Wave Award for Excellence in Environmental Journalism. The New Wave Award was created to elevate a new generation of journalists who are tackling critical, high-stakes environmental issues early in their careers. The New Wave Award is made possible through collaborative efforts from The LIFT Project at Michigan State University’s School of Journalism and the Institute for Journalism and Natural Res

We are excited to announce the winner of our Ethel Payne/Gordon Parks coloring contest: Anna.

We were honored to host Elaine Cromie , Detroit-based photo editor and photojournalist who directs visual journalism for Chalkbeat and...