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In Europe, Podcasters of Color Make Their Own Space for Conversations on Race

In Europe, Podcasters of Color Make Their Own Space for Conversations on Race

Podcasts are popping up across the continent to fill the coverage void of race and racism in mainstream media
October 21, 2021
“A Wake in Words”: The Importance of Obituaries During — and After — the Pandemic

“A Wake in Words”: The Importance of Obituaries During — and After — the Pandemic

Unless news organizations continue to invest in obituaries, a fundamental way of keeping people together — and informed — will be lost
July 19, 2021
Challenging Traditional Views of Objectivity Is Not a Call to Lower Standards But to Reexamine Them

Challenging Traditional Views of Objectivity Is Not a Call to Lower Standards But to Reexamine Them

The New York Times story about internal struggles at the ACLU. is an illustration of the futility of clinging to “objectivity.” It parallels the wrestling over the First Amendment and…
June 11, 2021
During Covid, Journalists Were Less Packaged. Let’s Keep It That Way

During Covid, Journalists Were Less Packaged. Let’s Keep It That Way

To ensure a healthier industry filled with healthier people, newsrooms must take the whole of the journalist into account in ways that weren’t always true pre-pandemic
April 23, 2021
Futuro Media Group’s Maria Hinojosa: “It Was Out of Frustration that Futuro Was Built”

Futuro Media Group’s Maria Hinojosa: “It Was Out of Frustration that Futuro Was Built”

The pioneering journalist on covering Latinx communities, integrating BIPOC narratives into the mainstream, and covering immigration with depth and nuance
April 22, 2021
Covid Relief Bill Throws Lifeline to Transform Local News

Covid Relief Bill Throws Lifeline to Transform Local News

With the passage of the $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill, Washington is not only providing help to families, schools, states, and local government; it is throwing a lifeline to the…
March 10, 2021
Spanning Beats, Environmental Justice Reporting Influences Every Story

Spanning Beats, Environmental Justice Reporting Influences Every Story

By connecting systemic inequities to environmental harms, environmental justice reporting covers everything from race and housing to healthcare and immigration
February 3, 2021
Spurred by Black Lives Matter, Coverage of Police Violence Is Changing

Spurred by Black Lives Matter, Coverage of Police Violence Is Changing

Newsrooms are moving away from privileging police accounts over those of police violence victims
January 28, 2021
Cultural Competency and Why It Is Important to Covering Today’s America

Cultural Competency and Why It Is Important to Covering Today’s America

Farai Chideya is a journalist whose career has encompassed academia as well as broadcast and print journalism. She has worked at news organizations including NPR, CNN, ABC News, FiveThirtyEight, and…
December 16, 2020
Adding Diverse Perspectives to Newsroom Discussions

Adding Diverse Perspectives to Newsroom Discussions

With their Diversifying Journalism project, 2020 Nieman Fellows Ana Campoy, Jasmine Brown, and Selymar Colón are building databases of journalists and experts of color.At the time I was looking for…
November 16, 2020