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July 9, 2025

In the Spirit of Progress: Kismet Mag Takes a New Approach to Religion and Mysticism

Brittany Menjivar

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June 5, 2025
“We Need You”: Resilience and Despair in the Wake of the NEA Cuts
Paul McAdory
May 5, 2025
What Would Joan Didion Do?
Grace Byron
July 14, 2025
Nia Abram Wrote A Retrospective Op-ed about the Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar Beef
Daniel Spielberger
July 10, 2025
Lala Thaddeus Wrote About A Group Trying to Save Iraq’s Heirloom Vegetables
Daniel Spielberger
July 10, 2025
Andrew Rosenblum Reported On The Potential For Generative AI In Construction Sites
Daniel Spielberger
July 10, 2025
Jenna Scherer Wrote A Recap of The Season 4 Finale of “The Bear”
Daniel Spielberger

Essays

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May 21, 2025
Michelle Luczo Wrote An Essay About Acknowledging Celebrations
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Features

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June 19, 2023
The Media Needs To Reckon With Objectivity
It's time we reconsider conflicts of interest. Syris Valentine
June 5, 2023
This Nonprofit Is Silencing Palestinian Journalists
HonestReporting, which has several core team members with direct relationships to the Israeli state, keeps a tally every time they get a news outlet to correct a story with alleged anti-Israel bias. Luke Ottenhof
April 14, 2023
How to Take Vacations as a Freelancer
Luke Ottenhof contemplates whether freelancers can ever fully unplug. Luke Ottenhof
March 17, 2023
How Freelance Journalists Worked Together To Recover From The 2020 Protests
Despite the impact protest reporting has had on them, these journalists stand by their decision to continuously report from the frontlines. James Stout

Guides

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June 11, 2024
How To Pitch A Feature
Daniel Spielberger
June 11, 2024
How To Pitch An Essay
Daniel Spielberger
June 10, 2024
How To Pitch A Profile 
Daniel Spielberger
March 25, 2024
Study Hall AMA: Copyright lawyer Alex Feerst
Daniel Spielberger

Knowledge

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March 23, 2023
How To Land a Narrative Feature
Ian Frisch writes about his process developing, reporting, and landing a narrative feature story. Ian Frisch
February 7, 2023
A Newbie’s Guide To Navigating Upwork
Brandon Summers-Miller reports on how copywriters who have joined the self-proclaimed “largest network of independent professionals” try to get better rates and gigs. Brandon Summers-Miller
November 11, 2022
Study Hall Guide to Reporting on Abortion
Anna Furman on covering abortion rights with precision, accuracy, and humanity. Anna Furman
September 6, 2022
The Big Idea with Vaughn Stafford Gray
Writer Vaughn Stafford Gray talks getting organized and asking for higher pay. Sara Clemence

Digests

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September 24, 2023
How I Found Value in a Journalism Class
Nicholas Greyson Ward
September 11, 2023
The Future of NYC Local Media
Willy Blackmore
August 28, 2023
Postmedia Is Wrecking Canadian Journalism 
Luke Ottenhof
August 21, 2023
Who Wants Link Juice?
Steven Melendez