ABSTRACT
More than half of the world’s population lives in urban areas. The Guardian’s award-winning Cities desk, spurred by a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation, explored the implications over six years in multiple formats, including cartoons and podcasts. From gentrification and homelessness to conflict and concrete, the series proved revelatory for journalists, experts and readers interested in urban issues. The series also had real-world impacts, such as a ban on segregated playgrounds in the United Kingdom. In this Q&A, the project’s editor talks about the animating values of the Cities desk and what he learned about the coverage of inequality and marginalization across borders.
