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‘We aren’t that woke’: Journalists on addressing racial blind spots

  • Skylar Williams
  • June 24, 2021
The panel, from top left, Paul Cheung, Director / Journalism and Technology Innovation, Knight Foundation, Nicole Dungca, investigative reporter, The Washington Post and Sara Lomax-Reese, President/CEO, WURD Radio; Co-Founder, URL Media, WURD Radio
Over the last 18 months, the twin crises of the COVID-19 pandemic and systemic racism have brought racial blind spots to the forefront of reporting across America. There have been…
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Natural hair

  • Aiyana Ishmael
  • September 24, 2019
A high school wrestler in New Jersey was forced to cut his dreadlocks during a match. An 11-year-old girl was sent home because her hair extensions were “unacceptable.” These are…
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No borders: Collaboration key for immigration reporting

  • Raquel Navarro
  • September 13, 2019
The key to telling successful stories centering on immigration rests with collaborative efforts between larger more mainstream news organizations and those operations with direct knowledge of the challenges being faced…
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Mental Health 101: Reporting while Black/Brown

  • Shayla Simmons
  • September 20, 2018
Racial tension has intensified in recent years, both online and in the real world. Articles bearing headlines about police brutality and immigration have become commonplace. How do journalists of color…
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The Importance of HBCUs and student programs

  • Kyla Wright
  • September 19, 2018
 Importance of HBCU Programs from ONAnewsroom on Vimeo. What are Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) exactly, and why do they matter? We take a historical and current look…
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Lack of participation in annual newsroom diversity survey is worrisome

  • Karolina Rivas
  • September 15, 2018
Meredith Clark remembers the moment she felt stunned when she laid eyes on the cover of the Lexington Herald-Leader in 2004. Clark’s hometown newspaper had run a correction apologizing for…
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Mexican elections: Seeking truth in an era of disinformation

  • Rafa Farihah
  • September 14, 2018
The rise of intentionally inaccurate reporting has made headlines in the United States, but one Mexico City-based reporter says it’s nothing new in her country.  Verification programs there are struggling…
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Journalists tackle building trust with diverse communities

  • Riddhi Sarkar
  • September 14, 2018
Looking beyond engagement on social media posts and getting to know your audiences is the challenge for newsrooms today, according to a panel of experts who spoke about building trust…
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22 ONA candidates vie for 6 spots

  • Gabe Schneider
  • September 14, 2018
With two minutes to address a half-full room of people sipping on white wine and staring at their laptops and phones, 22 candidates and their surrogates took to the stage…
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Amid charged political climate, newsroom diversity on ONA attendees’ minds

  • Haley Samsel
  • October 7, 2017
It was a matter of minutes into ONA’s opening panel Thursday morning before Nikole Hannah-Jones, a New York Times Magazine staff writer, voiced a concern weighing on the minds of…
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