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Donna Ladd

Donna Ladd

Verified

Founder, Mississippi Free Press

Jackson

Final Covers

Performing Arts, Politics, Technology, Entertainment, Human interest, Popular Culture

Doesn’t Cover

I haven't met a topic I haven't liked yet, but I don't do much finance/investment writing.

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Content

Total articles 478

  • What Exactly Is ‘Statewide’ Journalism?

    By Donna Ladd Verified| Mississippi Free Press Verified I’ve been starting and leading local journalism outlets for a long time—and for the last 23 years back here in my home state of Mississippi. My return-home-whether-or-I-wanted-to-or-not homing device had started buzzing when I was finishing up my mid-career master’s degree in journalism at Columbia in early 2001.

    By Donna Ladd Verified · Mississippi Free Press

    Mar. 21, 2025

  • Little Makes Me Angrier Than Lies About History

    By Donna Ladd Verified| Mississippi Free Press Verified Women aren’t supposed to get angry, no matter what people do or say to us. We’re supposed to be feminine, compliant and silent about what insults us, hurts us or gets under our skin. Our lovely lips are supposed to be continually stiff, and for God’s sake it’s not ladylike to talk back, even to call out lies told about us, our loved ones, or even our state and our history. This women’s curse of compliance bounced through my brain last week when I read Torsheta Jackson’s Feb.

    By Donna Ladd Verified · Mississippi Free Press

    Feb. 28, 2025

  • What Exactly Is ‘Statewide’ Journalism?

    By Donna Ladd Verified| Mississippi Free Press Verified I’ve been starting and leading local journalism outlets for a long time—and for the last 23 years back here in my home state of Mississippi. My return-home-whether-or-I-wanted-to-or-not homing device had started buzzing when I was finishing up my mid-career master’s degree in journalism at Columbia in early 2001.

    By Donna Ladd Verified · Mississippi Free Press

    Mar. 21, 2025

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Company Info

Mississippi Free Press

The Mississippi Free Press is a nonprofit media outlet for the state, devoted to going beyond partisanship and publishing solutions journalism for the Magnolia State and all of its people.

Jackson, Mississippi, United States

'+1 601-362-6121

Founded: 2020