Baltimore Beat

Baltimore Beat is a Black-led and Black-controlled nonprofit newspaper and digital media outlet serving Baltimore, Maryland. The organization positions itself as part of the tradition of the Black press and alternative weekly journalism, with an emphasis on community-centered reporting, cultural coverage, and accountability journalism. Its mission is to provide news that reflects the experiences of Baltimore residents, particularly those from underrepresented communities, and to ensure accessibility for audiences with limited internet access. Baltimore Beat emphasizes free and accessible journalism, opposing paywalled models in order to broaden public access to news. The publication covers a range of topics including community issues, politics, arts, culture, and social justice, and it rejects strict separation between arts reporting and political reporting, framing cultural work as inherently political.