Grist (magazine)

Grist
Type of site
Online magazine
OwnerGrist Magazine, Inc.
Created byChip Giller
URLgrist.org
LaunchedApril 1999

Grist (originally Grist Magazine; also referred to as Grist.org) is an American non-profit online magazine founded in 1999 that publishes environmental news and commentary.[1] Grist's tagline is "Climate. Justice. Solutions."[2] Grist is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, and has about 50 writers and employees. Its CEO is former editor-in-chief Nikhil Swaminathan.[3]

Coverage

Grist offers reporting, interviews, opinion pieces, daily news, book reviews, food and agricultural coverage, and green advice. Its stated mission is "show that a just and sustainable future is within reach."[2]

For several years, Grist published an environmental advice column called "Ask Umbra," written by Umbra Fisk and later taken over by Eve Andrews. Grist also summarizes the day's environmentally related news events in daily and weekly email newsletters.

Main writers previously included David Roberts, Lisa Hymas, and Sarah Goodyear.[4]

In addition to its environmental coverage, Grist publishes an annual climate fiction anthology titled "Imagine 2200." The magazine holds a writing contest in which writers from across the world are asked to imagine climate solutions and progress pioneered by future generations, with an emphasis on hopeful narratives.[5]

Staff

Chip Giller is the founder and former president of Grist. Giller received the Heinz Award for founding Grist in 2009.[6] In 2004, he received the Jane Bagley Lehman Award for Excellence in Public Advocacy, from the Tides Foundation in recognition of the role Grist is playing in increasing environmental awareness.[7] Giller took first place in the 2001 AlterNet New Media Hero contest for his work on Grist[8] and was one of five finalists for the Environmental Grantmakers Association's 2002 "Environmental Messenger of the Year Award." Giller was previously the editor of Greenwire, the first environmental news daily.[9]

Brady Walkinshaw, a former state representative from Seattle, was hired as Grist's CEO in March 2017. Walkinshaw unsuccessfully campaigned to represent the Washington's 7th congressional district in 2016 on a platform of controlling carbon emissions, among issues.[10] Swaminathan replaced Walkinshaw in 2022.[3]

Finances

Grist is registered as a non-profit 501C3 business entity.[11] For fiscal year 2011, Grist reported revenues of $3,700,490, expenses of $3,022,290, and total assets of $2,028,447.[12][13]

Acquisitions

Grist owns the assets and digital archives of two defunct publications. In June 2020, Grist bought the Pacific Standard [14] and in May 2024 acquired The Counter.[15]

See also

References

  1. ^ Norman, Brett (January 4, 2011). "Grist". News Startups Guide. Columbia Journalism Review. Archived from the original on August 8, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Walkinshaw, Brady Piñero (March 17, 2021). "With a new look, Grist recommits to climate, justice, and solutions". Grist. Archived from the original on March 17, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Grist names Nikhil Swaminathan as CEO". Grist. September 20, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  4. ^ "Staff Bios". Grist. Archived from the original on September 7, 2014.
  5. ^ "Imagine 2200: Write the future". Grist. March 28, 2024. Archived from the original on November 17, 2024. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  6. ^ "Chip Giller". The Heinz Awards. November 27, 2009. Archived from the original on December 21, 2012. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
  7. ^ "Previous Winners". Tides Foundation. Archived from the original on May 8, 2012. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
  8. ^ "AlterNet's "New Media Heroes" Usher in Post-Dot-com Era". Alternet. February 21, 2001. Archived from the original on October 17, 2013. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
  9. ^ "Chip Giller". Skoll Foundation. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  10. ^ Connelly, Joel (March 8, 2017). "Brady Walkinshaw leaves politics to take on the Grist of journalism". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
  11. ^ "Charities: Charitable Solicitations Program Charity Profile Report". Sos.wa.gov. September 30, 2011. Archived from the original on September 12, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  12. ^ "Charity Navigator Rating - GRIST". Charitynavigator.org. Archived from the original on April 3, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  13. ^ "Grist Magazine - Charity Reports - Give.org". Bbb.org. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  14. ^ "Grist announces acquisition of Pacific Standard". Grist. June 2, 2020. Archived from the original on May 15, 2024. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  15. ^ Glickhouse, Rachel (May 14, 2024). "Grist acquires The Counter and launches food and agriculture vertical". Grist. Retrieved May 15, 2024.

Further reading

  • Roston, Eric (April 17, 2008). "Grist". The Environment. Time.