• • Pittsburgh newsrooms collaborate to improve DEIB

    Distrust between Pittsburgh's diverse communities and the media is a significant problem identified in an American Press Institute pilot …

  • Why are we stalling when it comes to DEI?

    Countless studies demonstrate that DEI has the potential to increase sales revenue, increase customer base and ultimately increase profits. DEI …

  • Newmark J-school launches Asian Media Initiative

    The Center for Community Media at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism is taking a major step forward in promoting diversity in the …

  • Things I've learned about equity and diversity in local media, from a MAWG (aka, middle-aged white guy)

    How can white people, which the publisher of this very publication will tell you dominate the traditional media industry channels and …

  • AL DÍA going national with its focus on Latino Americans

    Martin Alfaro’s promotion to general manager at AL DÍA­ marked the start of his new year.  “I found a unique space and a huge …

  • Journalists are routinely vilified on social media and the beat, with women enduring the brunt of the abuse

    There were 25 organized troll campaigns targeting women reporters in the first half of 2020, according to Ms. Magazine. Additionally, the …

  • Nonprofit collaborations provide the resources for deep work

    Nonprofit news collaborations deepen investigative work, amplify quality journalism and connect for-profit news organizations to new funding …

  • Managing your management stress is essential to achieving DEI

    Are you afraid of the perception of others or have some irrational fear of ineptness? Perhaps you’re intimidated or worried that you won’t …

  • Diversity isn’t a quota system; it’s a value system

    Since The Diversity Pledge Institute launched in 2021, it has placed dozens of journalists in newsrooms across the globe — and none of them …

  • Reporting on the LGBTQ+ community

    Members of the LGBTQ+ community want reporting to reflect reality; the community is diverse, vast and full of positivity. Hanging on to …

• • The Kansas City Defender, reaching young Black communities currently underserved by mainstream media

    Ryan Sorrell and his team at The Kansas City Defender rely on two methods to reach young people. First, they know that each social media …

  • True diversity means accountability

    Promises made in 2020 created headwinds, but not nearly enough of the transformative change we need to see on TV screens, in newspapers, on …

  • DEIA initiatives must be mission-centered and measurable to be meaningful

    For the past few years, there has been an emphasis on increased diversity and inclusion efforts across all industries. Journalism outlets have …

  • Dr. Jelani Cobb and his mission to reshape journalism

    If Dr. Jelani Cobb could gather everyone into his Columbia University lecture hall, he would speak on journalism’s role in democracy during …

  • Journalism’s missing diversity link — business folk

    Andrew Ramsammy spends his days on the business side of media doing strategy, partnerships and revenue generation for things like Word In Black …

  • News history, 130 years in the making: The Afro-American

    As the publisher and CEO of Afro-American Newspapers, Dr. Frances “Toni” Draper is both a news innovator and a steward of a Baltimore-based …

  • Roe v. Wade reversal will have chilling impacts on DEIA

    Since the Supreme Court published its opinion reversing Roe v. Wade, the real-world impacts of this decision have been immediate and widespread. …

  • BLCK Press — a talent pipeline for newsrooms

    BLCK Press is a collaborative newsroom dedicated to cultivating talented, diverse voices in the media industry. The publication works with …

  • Hiring for the future

    Before Jennifer Kho got the great news that she was being offered a new job as executive editor of the Chicago Sun-Times, she had decided to …

  • Abolitionist newspaper, The Emancipator, reimagined

    The nation’s first abolitionist newspaper, The Emancipator, has been reborn as a digital platform to dismantle racist systems. It's using a …

• • The true cost of a job search

    The hiring process can be mysterious, inflexible and full of unpaid labor for candidates. Great talent can be slipping through the cracks just …

  • Focus less on salary, more on inclusivity to recruit journalists of color

    “The Great Resignation” created a job market so competitive that candidates are interviewing companies with the same if not more scrutiny …

  • A “wake-up call”

    It is with a bit of bewilderment and sincere regret that I inform you that after now reviewing the many nominations we received in April of 2022 …

  • API introduces a new DEIB consulting program

    Is your newsroom attempting to build a product or intervention geared toward building connections with communities of color? Great! Are you …

  • Building better newsrooms

    As we approach the second anniversary of George Floyd’s death, we must still ask where we are headed with diversity efforts. Diversity takes …

  • NABJ honors Sherri Williams as 'Journalism Educator of the Year'

    Dr. Sherri Williams, who has led an effort to educate young Black journalists and others to diversify newsrooms, has been honored with the …

  • Why we need and how to achieve diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)

    In this 124th episode of “E&P Reports,” Publisher Mike Blinder interviews Larry Graham, founder and executive director of The Diversity …

  • Check your biases

    Rarely does any newsroom provide professional instruction to managers on hiring methodology, much less hiring for diversity. And if you’re a …

  • A Capital ‘B’ Isn’t Enough for Black Journalists

    Will Sutton is a columnist and editorial writer for the New Orleans Times-Picayune & The Advocate, a Harvard University Nieman Fellow and a …

  • When staff appeals for change, be responsive

    One of the biggest demands coming from inside newsrooms around diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) is for leaders to take ownership of the …

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