Diversity

Challenges Native and Non-Native Journalists Confront

Those who tell Indian people’s stories are ‘expected to be truthful, responsible, accurate and excellent communicators.’

Broadcast News: The Absence of Native Storytellers

Without American Indian journalists, potential news stories are untold and the complexities of issues aren’t addressed.

Finding a Different Path Into the Newsroom

For Native students, a summer journalism institute, an online newspaper, and internships can lead to full-time jobs.

Why Journalists Can’t Talk Across Race

‘What we found is a conversation fraught with frustration and mistrust.’

Newsroom Diversity: Truth vs. Fiction

Before and after the Times’s debacle, American newspapers are still ‘telling our readers an incomplete, inaccurate story.’

Racial Reverberations in Newsrooms After Jayson Blair

‘The coverage of the scandal showed once again that African Americans are still not allowed to be seen as individuals when they fail.’

Twelve Questions On Race

If you were asked to grade race relations in Marshall, what grade, from 1 to 100, would you give? How might we improve our score? For the most part, predominantly…

Reporting on Race: Building a New Definition of ‘News’

A report on race reporting by civic journalists highlights some common approaches.

Having Conversations Across Race in Newsrooms

We have not ‘found a safe place or way to discuss racial issues with each other.’

Reporting on the Minority Education Beat

At The News & Observer in Raleigh, North Carolina, attention is focused on how race affects education.