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| Type | online newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Morgan Elise Johnson, Tiffany Walden |
| Editor | Tiffany Walden |
| Founded | 2017; 7 years ago (2017) |
| City | Chicago, Illinois |
| Country | United States |
| Website | thetriibe |
The TRiiBE is an African-American online news and digital media company based in Chicago, Illinois. It was founded in 2017 by Morgan Elise Johnson and Tiffany Walden, along with web developer David Elutilo. In 2019, they published a print version of their TRiiBE Guide, an annual guide to Black Chicago.
The site is a digital media platform that combines original reporting with "documentary, creative writing and photography" to cover the stories of the Black community in Chicago. They have collaborated with Chicago Reader on a multimedia series called Block Beat, which features Chicago artists and the neighborhoods they cite as influences. They have also created Another Life, a documentary series in which Johnson and Walden follow people managing the aftermath of lives lost to gun violence.
History
Walden and Johnson were friends and sorority sisters who attended Northwestern University and wanted to create media that reflected the Chicago they were familiar with, and which didn't just view Black neighborhoods as sources of crime and poverty. They originally created the publication for Black millennials, but later expanded their mission to include Black Chicagoans of all ages. In 2018, Walden, was selected as one of Poynter's 2018 class for the Poynter-NABJ Leadership Academy for Diversity in Digital Media. Morgan Johnson made the Forbes 30 Under 30 media list in 2019. In March 2021, both Walden and Johnson were featured on the cover of Chicago Magazine's “The New Power 30” issue.
References
- ^ Stevens, Heidi (2018-02-26). "Triibe gives black Chicago a more balanced voice through its stories". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
- "2019 TRiiBE Guide to Black Chicago". The TRiiBE. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- Mustufa, Asraa (2017-07-16). "'Another Life' docu-series portrays the trauma of gun violence". Chicago Reporter. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
- "Finding Their Triibe - Medill Magazine - Northwestern University". Medill. 2018-01-31. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
- Clark, Anna (2018-05-02). "The Triibe roams a Chicago overlooked by legacy media". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
- "New Digital Platform Aims To Reshape Black Narratives". WBEZ Chicago. 2017-07-25. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
- "Poynter, NABJ announce the 2018 diversity leadership class". Poynter. 2018-10-31. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
- "Morgan Johnson". Forbes. 2019-08-14. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
- "Chicago Magazine, The New Power 30". Chicago Magazine. 2021-02-17. Retrieved 2021-04-08.