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How Implicit Bias Works in Journalism

How Implicit Bias Works in Journalism

Avoiding the pitfalls of hidden biases can lead to better story selection and more inclusive reporting

How Journalists of Color Are Redefining Newsroom Culture

In the spring of 2015, after more than six years as a producer and reporter, I left my public radio job in Detroit. I was leaving a steady gig with…
Where Does Journalism End and Activism Begin?

Where Does Journalism End and Activism Begin?

The polarized political moment raises fresh questions in newsrooms about the line between reporting and advocacy
Don’t Shy Away from Dealing Forthrightly with Race

Don’t Shy Away from Dealing Forthrightly with Race

An associate of Erica Garner created a firestorm by doing something editors and producers do every day: use race to help decide who gets to tell an important story. It’s…
The Race Beat, Revisited

The Race Beat, Revisited

Shereen Marisol Meraji kicked off an episode of “Code Switch,” a podcast taglined “Race and Identity Remixed,” with a confession: “My mom’s Puerto Rican; my dad’s Iranian. And I, too, suffer from…
The News Industry Has a Sexual Harassment Problem. #NowWhat?

The News Industry Has a Sexual Harassment Problem. #NowWhat?

A good place to start telling the unfolding story of sexual harassment in newsrooms is July 6th, 2016. That’s the day former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson sued Roger Ailes,…
“They’ll only kill you if the denial of revenue does not bring you down”

“They’ll only kill you if the denial of revenue does not bring you down”

The first tactic the people hoarding money, power, and secrets will try is to befriend you. You join their side; they join yours. Everyone benefits. Perhaps you gain a new…
Where Are the Mothers?

Where Are the Mothers?

If news organizations want to attract and retain millennial journalists, newsrooms must better meet the needs of parents with young children—and create better work-life balance for everyone
Telling Indigenous Stories

Telling Indigenous Stories

Cree woman Connie Oakes said she was innocent of the murder of Casey Armstrong.She said it when the police failed to produce fingerprints. She said it when they failed to…
Why We Need More Visual Journalists and Editors of Color

Why We Need More Visual Journalists and Editors of Color

A tall man—handgun tucked in his waistband and face wrapped in a shirt leaving only his eyes visible—stares at the journalists staring at him. He is looting a Ferguson, Missouri gas…