Diversity in Journalism Enhancing Newsroom Diversity Can Also Expand Audiences Growing up Asian and Latina in a town that was nearly 90 percent white, it was only natural that I’d develop an appreciation for diversity. I didn’t see me anywhere,… June 11, 2015 Ashley Alvarado Tribalism as a Spur to Newsroom Diversity journalists might resist the designation, but we are tribal. As wedded as we are to our tribalism, our long days and bellyaching and gallows humor, this very tribalism is what… June 11, 2015 Joshunda Sanders If Truth and Credibility Matter, So Must Newsroom Diversity Years ago, I was recruited from the University of Kansas for the copy desk by legendary Philadelphia Inquirer columnist and life-long diversity champion Acel Moore. In me, he landed the… June 11, 2015 Sandra Clark Capturing Quiet Acts of Resistance My objective as a visual storyteller is to connect with individuals and families on an intimate level, especially if this leads to long-term trusted relationships. When collaborators find a level… June 11, 2015 Zun Lee Making Black Lives Matter in the News After unarmed black teenager Michael Brown was shot and killed by a white police officer last summer in Ferguson, Missouri, a photo of Brown appearing to throw gang signs began… June 10, 2015 Susan Smith Richardson Why Newsroom Diversity Works The news industry has been talking about diversity for decades, but the talk, many say, often has not been followed by action. “The needles never really seem to move,” says… June 10, 2015 Alicia W. Stewart Risky, Important Conversations About Diversity in Our Newsrooms Where Are the Women?”—last year’s cover story on the decline of women in senior journalism roles—did not lack for sources. Women were overwhelmingly willing to talk candidly about their careers… June 10, 2015 Ann Marie Lipinski Confronting Racism in the Age of Obama I won’t be sad when another white family moves into the White House.If Hillary Clinton becomes the next president, after a few years, there might be plenty of women looking… June 10, 2015 Issac J. Bailey Previous 1 2 3 4
