Speaking Spanish gives a leg up
Josh Hinkle, a reporter at KCRG-TV in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, says his ability to speak Spanish got him a plum assignment to cover a local story with national implications. Last May, federal, state and...
View ArticleAward-winning stories on diversity
In all the discussion of journalism’s economic troubles and the need to embrace technological change, it can be easy to forget some of the basic tenets of good journalism. Reflecting the community in...
View ArticleMore TV jobs for women, fewer for minorities
Women make up more than 40 percent of the workforce in local television news and almost 30 percent of TV news directors. Both are all-time highs, according to the latest RTNDA/Hofstra survey released...
View ArticleWomen, minorities make big impact on TV news
A lot has happened in television news over the past twenty years, not all of it for the good. But at least one development can be applauded – the network newscasts are featuring more women and...
View ArticleGreat examples of why diversity is good news
Every year RTDNA and UNITY give out awards to honor “outstanding television, radio and online journalism focused on diversity.” “This year, the winning entries go beyond the basics of diversity...
View ArticleSetback for minorities and women in broadcast newsrooms
While the country continues to get more diverse every year, America’s TV and radio newsrooms are becoming more homogenous. The latest RTDNA/Hofstra University Annual Survey found that, overall, the...
View ArticleDiversity in the newsroom pays off
What happens when a newsroom values diversity? Reporter Jessica Chapin of KGUN-TV in Tucson, Ariz., says it leads to better storytelling and better decision making. “Tucson is an hour from the border,...
View ArticleHow journalists should talk to diverse sources
Reporters do it every day. They talk to people “across differences” as Poynter’s Kenny Irby likes to say. But reporters don’t always do a good job of exploring those differences for the audience to...
View ArticleNBC stations have new hiring initiatives
According to TV NewsCheck, NBC’s O&Os have just started two new programs aimed at recruiting new, diverse journalists. The News Associates program focuses on finding recent graduates, and the...
View ArticlePoynter’s Irby urges new thoughts on newsroom diversity
Photo by Mark Dolan, November 28, 2012 At a time when news organizations are focused on matters of sheer economic survival, Poynter’s senior faculty member for visual journalism and diversity, Kenny...
View ArticleMore TV jobs for women, fewer for minorities
Women make up more than 40 percent of the workforce in local television news and almost 30 percent of TV news directors. Both are all-time highs, according to the latest RTNDA/Hofstra survey released...
View ArticleWomen, minorities make big impact on TV news
A lot has happened in television news over the past twenty years, not all of it for the good. But at least one development can be applauded – the network newscasts are featuring more women and...
View ArticleGreat examples of why diversity is good news
Every year RTDNA and UNITY give out awards to honor “outstanding television, radio and online journalism focused on diversity.” “This year, the winning entries go beyond the basics of diversity...
View ArticleSetback for minorities and women in broadcast newsrooms
While the country continues to get more diverse every year, America’s TV and radio newsrooms are becoming more homogenous. The latest RTDNA/Hofstra University Annual Survey found that, overall, the...
View ArticleDiversity in the newsroom pays off
What happens when a newsroom values diversity? Reporter Jessica Chapin of KGUN-TV in Tucson, Ariz., says it leads to better storytelling and better decision making. “Tucson is an hour from the border,...
View ArticleHow journalists should talk to diverse sources
Reporters do it every day. They talk to people “across differences” as Poynter’s Kenny Irby likes to say. But reporters don’t always do a good job of exploring those differences for the audience to...
View ArticleNBC stations have new hiring initiatives
According to TV NewsCheck, NBC’s O&Os have just started two new programs aimed at recruiting new, diverse journalists. The News Associates program focuses on finding recent graduates, and the...
View ArticlePoynter’s Irby urges new thoughts on newsroom diversity
Photo by Mark Dolan, November 28, 2012 At a time when news organizations are focused on matters of sheer economic survival, Poynter’s senior faculty member for visual journalism and diversity, Kenny...
View ArticleOvercoming your “accent”
When I worked at CBS I was often asked where in the Midwest I was from. I’ve never lived a day of my life in the Midwest. No one in my immediate family was from the Midwest. But apparently, I sounded...
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