Keeping Democracy Intact with Nikole Hannah-Jones

What role should the free press play in ensuring the survival of our democracy? Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones has some thoughts. Nikole Hannah-Jones is the creator of the 1619 Project, reporter at The New York Times Magazine, Knight Chair in Race and Journalism at Howard University, and a leading voice on the vital role of journalism in our democracy today. In the inaugural episode of The Amendment, Errin and Nikole discuss the current state of journalism, the high stakes of this presidential election, the importance of historical context in our political moment, the challenges faced by Black women in journalism and more.  Follow The 19th on Instagram, Facebook, X and via our newsletters. Follow Errin Haines on Instagram @emarvelous and X @errinhaines.Follow Wonder Media Network on Instagram @wmn.media, X @wmnmedia, and Facebook. Stream “Breaking the News”, a documentary about The 19th on PBS starting February 19! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.