News and Awards

After 3.5 years co-leading The Appeal as Managing Editor & Operations Director, Tara Francis Chan is stepping down at the end of 2024.

The toolkit is a practical resource for news organizations who want to better support their journalists and include them in key decisions.

As we face a second Trump presidency, our dedication to community-centered reporting that holds powerful people accountable remains unchanged.

The Appeal was honored with the Journalistic Impact Award at the LION Publishers’ Sustainability Awards in Chicago this fall.

The Appeal’s national prosecutor tracker was recently shortlisted for a Breaking News award by the Online Journalism Awards.

The Appeal published the first-ever national database of prison commissary prices earlier this year.

The Appeal is proud to announce that several incarcerated writers won in the first annual SPJ-PJP Stillwater Prison Journalism Awards.

The Appeal was honored to recently accept the Community Engagement Award from the LION Publishers Sustainability Awards.

Flom and Riley bring decades of experience in criminal legal reform advocacy and will serve as invaluable advisers to The Appeal’s staff.

The Appeal’s Contributing Editor Christopher Blackwell received the Breaking Barriers Award at the Nonprofit News Awards in Philadelphia.

The Appeal’s investigation into the Phoenix police killing of Jacob Harris was shortlisted for the Award for Feature by a small newsroom.

Two years after its relaunch as a worker-led nonprofit newsroom, The Appeal reflects on its successes, challenges, and hopes for the future.

The Appeal, a worker-led nonprofit newsroom that exposes the harms of the criminal legal system, announced its new Board of Directors today.

The Appeal was proud to receive an honorable mention for Best Non-Traditional News Source from the American Journalism Online Awards.

Five articles by incarcerated writers were shortlisted for the Excellence in Social Justice Reporting award.

The Appeal’s investigation into the New York Police Department’s Special Victims Division (SVD) won Best Investigative Journalism from the Nonprofit News Awards.

We’ve relaunched The Appeal as a worker-run nonprofit newsroom. Help us cover pressing issues facing the American criminal-legal system today.