Race and Reporting

The case for more inclusive newsrooms

Diversity

Confronting Racism in the Age of Obama

Columnist Issac Bailey faced resurgent racism after the 2008 election


Building a Better Newsroom

How to make journalism more inclusive—and how that can contribute to better coverage

Newsrooms Need to Engage if They Want to See Real Change

The Washington Post’s law-enforcement and justice reporter believes newsroom diversity is a journalistic imperative

Wesley Lowery

Enhancing Newsroom Diversity Can Also Expand Audiences

Southern California Public Radio added more journalists of color to its reporting—and doubled its Latino listenership

Ashley Alvarado

Diversity Can Bring Communities Together

The editor of a daily newspaper partnered with community organizations to bring readers together

Karen Magnuson

Tribalism as a Spur to Newsroom Diversity

How mentoring, networks, fellowships and internships can help journalists of color

Joshunda Sanders

Having a Diverse Newsroom Makes Coverage Mainstream

BuzzFeed’s editor of Latino coverage on the advantages of having a variety of backgrounds in the newsroom

Adrian Carrasquillo

If Truth and Credibility Matter, So Must Newsroom Diversity

The Philadelphia Inquirer’s managing editor argues that newspapers best engage audiences when staff look like the community

Sandra Clark

Mainstream Media Needs More Native American Journalists

The president of the Native American Journalist Association says newsrooms need to invest in developing talent

Mary Hudetz

Journalists Must Train Their Brains to See Beyond Stereotypes

A Chicago Tribune columnist considers journalists’ complicity in skewed perceptions of communities of color

Dawn Turner