OUR STORY
Turning Interest Into Action
Here at Press Forward, we’re committed to investing our expertise and resources in order to further achieve our cause. Since 2000, we’ve been supporting our community members in a variety of ways and measuring our success not by monetary size, but by more qualitative measurements such as the scale and effectiveness of our efforts. Just imagine what we can achieve together!
WHO WE ARE
Here at Press Forward, we are driven by a single goal; to do our part in making the world a better place for all. Our decision making process is informed by comprehensive empirical studies and high quality data evaluation. We strive to build productive relationships and make a positive impact with all of our pursuits.
MISSION, VISION, VALUES
This is your About page. This space is a great opportunity to give a full background on who you are, what you do and what your site has to offer. Your users are genuinely interested in learning more about you, so don’t be afraid to share personal anecdotes to create a more friendly quality.
If you’re a business, talk about how you started and share your professional journey. Explain your core values, your commitment to customers and how you stand out from the crowd. Add a photo, gallery or video for even more engagement.
WHAT WE DO
EDUCATION
Reinforcing our Commitment
ACCOUNTABILITY
One Step at a Time
CHANGE
Helping The Community
HOW WEÂ DO IT
INNOVATE SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND ASSAULT TRAINING
Because current harassment training is ineffective, if not broken, we will partner with the Poynter Institute and work with newsrooms across the country to raise awareness and to educate, with in-person training and original content.
INDUSTRY BLUEPRINT
Press Forward is pleased to announce an industry-wide study on the state of women in American newsrooms, conducted in partnership with McKinsey & Company and LeanIn.Org. The report will be part of the annual Women in the Workplace study, the largest comprehensive study of the state of women in corporate America. We will act as a convener for news organizations interested in participating in the 2019 study, helping to connect them with McKinsey and LeanIn.Org's research. The data will be anonymized and aggregated to understand the state of women in the American press, and findings will be tailored into meaningful recommendations, unique to the news business, as part of the industry report.
LEGAL DEFENSE FUND
In collaboration with TIME'S UP, we will create a legal defense fund for the vulnerable in the media industry so that those in critical but lower-profile positions also have a voice and have access to legal advice when they face discrimination or harassment in the workplace.
THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
Partnering with Poynter, we will offer best-practice policy guidelines and standards, along with original editorials on specific solutions for the industry. Working with journalism schools across the country, we will develop curriculums on preventing abuses of power in the workplace and covering related issues with professionalism and integrity.
OUR TEAM
Committed to the Cause
CHARLIE MCMANN
Director of Operations
JORDAN PARKER
Director of Communications
TAYLOR QUILL
President
ASH MARCUS
Director of Communications
CHARLIE MCMANN
President
JORDAN PARKER
Director of Operations
TAYLOR QUILL
Director of Communications
KRIS WARD
President
ALEX SMITH
Director of Operations
RIVER WATTS
Director of Communications
JESSE NEIMUS
President
MORGAN JAMES
Director of Operations
REESE WHITEMAN
Director of Communications
JAMIE LANE
President
AIDEN JOHNSON
Director of Operations
WHY DOES IT MATTER?
This is about the integrity of the press. Responsible news coverage matters to every American citizen. But the press cannot be effective unless human decency and respect are at the root of all we do in journalism. Every person deserves to be treated with respect and civility so that all engaged in the endeavor can perform to their highest ability and fulfill their mission of serving the public.
"Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does"