Media & Representation
Decoding the Frame: A Media Literacy Series for Multilingual Communities
Practical media literacy lessons designed for multilingual audiences.
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Community Land Trusts: A Quiet Answer to the Housing Crisis
How CLTs work, who they serve in the Twin Cities, and their limits.
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Founding Editor, Krino Media
Jamal Awil
Jamal Awil is the founding editor of Krino Media, built on a simple bet: readers are hungrier for evidence than for a side to root for. He still reports and writes — holding his own pieces to the same rule as everyone else.
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The Propaganda Playbook: How Coordinated Media Campaigns Manufacture Outrage
Document the mechanics of coordinated narrative campaigns — amplification, laundering, and repetition.
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Covered or Erased? How Local News Reports on Immigrant Communities
A systematic look at how Twin Cities outlets cover (or ignore) immigrant communities.
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Video Essay: What Makes a Great Sports Documentary
Analyze the craft of sports docs — from 30 for 30 to Netflix.
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Review: 5 Documentaries That Changed How I See the World
Personal and critical review of 5 transformative docs with clips and analysis.
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The Visual Language of Internet Culture: A Design Critique
How meme aesthetics, motion graphics, and UI design shape online culture.
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Opinion: The Problem With 'Build Your Personal Brand'
What personal-branding advice gets wrong for minority creators.
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Anatomy of a Political Ad: What They Don't Tell You
Deconstruct an actual political ad frame-by-frame; expose persuasion techniques.
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Opinion: Why Representation in Media Isn't Just a Numbers Game
Authentic storytelling vs. tokenistic diversity in media.