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Dori J. Maynard

@djmaynard

Dori J. Maynard, a 1993 Nieman Fellow, is president of the Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education, a 26-year-old nonprofit dedicated to helping the news media reflect the nation’s diversity in staffing, content and business operations.

Robert C., NF ’66, and Dori Maynard, NF ’93

Robert C., NF ’66, and Dori Maynard, NF ’93

Following a career as a newspaper reporter, Dori Maynard took the helm of the Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education. Founded by her father (1937–1993), it has trained thousands…
September 19, 2013

Why Journalists Can’t Talk Across Race

‘What we found is a conversation fraught with frustration and mistrust.’
September 15, 2003

The Work and Struggles of Black Reporters

Covering the Black Power revolution ‘was the only time that mainstream media put an important story entirely in the hands of black reporters.’
September 15, 2003

Falling Into the Fault Line Chasm

He was young, but he knew it was the kind of story that could change lives and win prizes so he didn’t hesitate when his editors asked him to spend…
March 15, 1998