Bridging Movement Storytelling & Media Relations

Stories of bridging divides are being elevated through local and national media. These stories give Americans hope that there is a way out of toxic polarization, and that they have a powerful role to play. We partner with USA TODAY, TIME Magazine, The Fulcrum, and other outlets to elevate the work and voices of this movement. Below are media highlights as well as testimonials from participants.

National Television

Local Television

National Print

Wall Street Journal: Far From the Protests, Some Students Try to Meet in the Middle

New York Times: Is the Partisan Divide Too Big to Be Bridged?

USA TODAY: Will the 2024 election rip America apart? Here's how we can hold it together.

TIME: Americans Are Tired of Political Division. Here’s How to Bridge It

USA TODAY: Toxic polarization is poisoning America. Here's how you can help stop it this week.

Wall Street Journal: Meet the Americans Trying to Lower the Temperature in Politics

USA TODAY: America, our warning lights are blinking red

Wall Street Journal: A Listening Deficit Plagues America, From 2020 Vote to Jan. 6 to Vaccines

USA TODAY: Don't give up on America. We can still save ourselves from toxic polarization.

People: Meet the Rising Young Political Stars Who Are Rejecting Partisan Labels — and Getting Results

Washington Post: American democracy is cracking. These ideas could help repair it.

The Hill: ‘Hyper-partisan’ politicians get four times the news coverage of bipartisan colleagues

ABC News: Online event tackles 'toxic polarization' through conversation

USA TODAY: We fought to defend democracy. This new threat to America now keeps us awake at night.

TIME: Finding the Courage to Challenge Your Political In-Group

Christian Science Monitor: “Abortion Talks” film released during the National Week of Conversation

USA TODAY: America Talks: Toxic polarization threatens our nation's future. Here's how we can save it.

Fortune: Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon are the product of America’s media landscape. It’s time to meet the exhausted majority’s rising demand for positive journalism

TIME: How Americans Can Tackle Political Division Together

Associated Press: Democrats and Republicans share core values but still distrust each other

Washington Post: These radically simple changes helped lawmakers actually get things done

Christian Science Monitor: Is your member of Congress bipartisan? There’s a grade for that.

Gannett: Gannett and USA TODAY Announce 2022 America Talks Program

USA TODAY: How Americans are fighting back against the forces that manipulate and divide us

USA TODAY: Congress is polarized and broken. But Americans are more united than you might think.

USA TODAY: It feels like the American experiment is failing. Here's how we can still save it.

USA TODAY: Let's fight for America by learning to listen first

The Hill: When it comes to politics, listen first in 2018

Christian Science Monitor: Civil discourse that doesn’t taste like broccoli

HuffPost: When Southern Conservatives & San Francisco Liberals Listened First

The Fulcrum: Healing conversations about race

The Fulcrum: Faith leaders help heal divided communities

The Fulcrum: I traveled to all 50 states to find solutions to America’s political division

The Fulcrum: Bringing it Home

Speeches

Monica Guzman: How Curiosity Will Save Us

Joan Blades & John Gable: Free Yourself from Your Filter Bubbles

John Wood, Jr. at the Aspen Institute’s #WeaveThePeople

Joan Blades & John Gable: Celebrating Political Diversity

Pearce Godwin at the Annual Conference on Citizenship

Recent Local Print

The News-Review: Urban Rural Action wins grant to launch new program in Southern Oregon

WITF: Meet the Central Pennsylvania ‘Uniters’ taking a stand against hate crimes

Duke Today: Duke Students Hear, Discuss Both Sides of Gun Policy

The News Gazette: Big 10: How to Depolarize America, Part 1

The News Gazette: Big 10: How to Depolarize America, Part 2

Sun Thisweek: Church invites Farmington to attend Respectful Conversations

Participant Testimonials