Disrupting racist narratives and harmful stereotypes in newsrooms | Highlights

Despite the so-called “newsroom reckoning” of 2020, racist narratives, problematic framing and formulaic approaches to covering communities of color still persist in mainstream media. We need to change the narrative, and we need to do it now.
To address this, The Emancipator hosted our first Racial Reporting Convening, bringing together an incredible group of race and ethnicity reporters, columnists, producers, newsroom managers, and journalism professors from across the country.
This working “unconference,” presented by the Ford Foundation, included lightning talks and breakout sessions on strategies to change the culture of how media reports on communities of color in a post-George Floyd world. We also shared practical tips on pitching nuanced stories, advocating for yourself in the newsroom, and keeping newsroom colleagues and leadership accountable.
Panels:
Part 1: Purpose - • 2023 Racial Reporting ...
Part 2: Election 2024: Journalism vs. the Vicious Assault on Democracy - • 2023 Racial Reporting ...
Part 3: Disability is the Canary in the Coal Mine - • 2023 Racial Reporting ...
Part 4: From the Classroom to the Newsroom - • 2023 Racial Reporting ...
Part 5: Repairing the Narrative with Solutions Journalism - • 2023 Racial Reporting ...
Part 6: Data and Technology as Tools for Racial Reporting - • 2023 Racial Reporting ...
Speakers:
Amber Payne - Publisher/General Manager, The Emancipator
Russell Contreras - Senior Justice and Race Reporter, Axios
Deborah Berry - National Correspondent, USA Today
Frankie Huang - Co-Editor, Reappropriate
Blake Stoner - Founder and Chief Reporter, Vngle
Cara Reedy - Director, Disabled Journalists Association
Jen Deerinwater - Founding Executive Director, Crushing Colonialism
Lisa Armstrong - Professor, UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism
Wesley Lowery - Executive Editor, Investigative Reporting Workshop
Kori Suzuki - Staff Reporter, KPBS Public Media
Myah Overstreet - Freelance Journalist, UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism
Tina Rosenberg - Co-Founder, Solutions Journalism Network
Sisi Wei - Editor in Chief, The Markup
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