Journalism in Action

Reporting Where History Happens

ON ASSIGNMENT

History isn’t written only in courtrooms or legislative chambers. It is written in neighborhood meetings, on the steps of City Hall, inside public hearings, within correctional institutions, and wherever communities demand to be heard. Destination Freedom Media Group is committed to documenting those defining moments.

From environmental justice forums and public rallies to political debates, housing justice campaigns, criminal justice reform, prisoner advocacy, and community celebrations, Journalist Malik Washington is on the ground reporting where history happens.

Whether investigating environmental contamination at Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, exposing conditions inside San Francisco’s jails, amplifying the voices of incarcerated people and their families, covering neighborhood redevelopment, documenting citizens and leaders working to create meaningful change, or informing the public about meetings, rallies, educational forums, and civic-engagement opportunities, Malik brings readers to the places where decisions are made, injustice is challenged, and history unfolds in real time.

This is journalism with purpose—rooted in truth, accountability, public participation, empathy, and an unwavering commitment to the people and communities DFMG serves.

Every assignment begins with the same commitment: to listen, to inform, and to serve the people and communities whose stories deserve to be heard

Journalist Malik Washington addresses community members during a June 24, 2026 rally on the steps of San Francisco City Hall calling for environmental justice and accountability at Hunters Point Naval Shipyard.

Photo: Ezra David Romero / KQED News

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Malik Washington is an investigative journalist, U.S. Army veteran, and CEO of Destination Freedom Media Group, which he co-founded with Gale Washington. Destination Freedom Media Group, an independent nonprofit newsroom dedicated to accountability reporting at the intersection of civil rights, public integrity, disability justice, structural accountability within American institutions, and community survival.

He previously served as Editor-in-Chief of the San Francisco Bay View National Black Newspaper (2020–2021) and has been a published journalist for over 14 years.

With journalist Maura Corkery, he is co-author of The Unquiet Resignation, an investigative series on the San Francisco Unified School District produced in partnership with The Davis Vanguard.

His “Price of Being Poor” series — also produced in partnership with The Davis Vanguard — is the most sustained recent accounting of privatized public housing in San Francisco  documenting the conditions at Alice Griffith Apartments that culminated in San Francisco’s first-of-its-kind code-enforcement settlement of August 26, 2026.

His work focuses on government power, criminal justice, environmental justice, and the human consequences of policy decisions too often insulated from public scrutiny. Washington’s reporting amplifies the voices of impacted communities while insisting on documentary evidence, transparency, and the unvarnished truth—especially when institutions demand silence.

His work appears on platforms such as Muck Rack, examining the intersection of justice, governance, and community.

You can reach him via email: mwashington2059@gmail.com or call him at (719) 715-9592.

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