This week’s Leadership newsletter examines the current (and future) state of journalism. First, as media layoffs continue, more writers become freelancers by necessity. Now, they are organizing for legal protections to preserve their ability to tell the news. Next, a wash of Walton family funding to news media is creating echo chambers in environmental journalism and beyond. Are editorial firewalls up to the task? Then, most media in the United States is owned by a handful of corporations or is being bought up by billionaires. Can nonprofits take it back? Finally, in an interview with NPQ, Monika Bauerlein, CEO of Mother Jones, offers her thoughts on how to build a more robust community-centered journalism sector.