Diversity

The Black Press: Past and Present

‘Once considered an outdated protest medium, the black press today is appreciated as crucial to ethnic progress.’
September 15, 2003
Larry Muhammad

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
Dori J. Maynard
Reporting on the Civil Rights Movement

Reporting on the Civil Rights Movement

‘… the issue seemed so cut and dry and the injustices so stark that reporters struggled to remain objective….’
September 15, 2003
Jack Nelson

Mainstreaming and Diversity Are Gannett’s Core Values

But these programs ‘are not without controversy.’
September 15, 2003
Tom Witosky

Making Race a Part of Local TV News Coverage

A news producer describes KRON’s reporting on race and the way this led to changes in how people work in the newsroom.
September 15, 2003
Craig Franklin

There’s a Need at the Top for Latino Journalists

The road there can be filled with tough choices and difficult tradeoffs.
June 15, 2001
George de Lama

The ‘Latino Initiative’ Reshapes the Los Angeles Times’s Coverage

Its goal is to spread awareness of Latino news throughout the newsroom.
June 15, 2001
Frank del Olmo

The Evening News en Español

Univisión’s anchor connects the network’s mission with journalism.
June 15, 2001
María Elena Salinas

Language Can Create Barriers for Young Journalists

One news director considered a reporter’s Spanish ‘not Mexican enough.’
June 15, 2001
Antonio Mejías-Rentas

Being a Latina Journalist at a Spanish-Language Newspaper

‘I don’t have to explain why it’s a story.’
June 15, 2001
Evelyn Hernández