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As a white reporter, I must do more to fight racism I encounter in the newsroom. Here are some things to read on how to be a better ally. /1
First, big thanks to journalists of color who challenged me to do better, either directly, at conferences, or through their work. They include @nhannahjones @monicarhor @kimbriell @s_m_i @taylorirvine @tahtone @trahantreports @jasonbegay @jkteoh @sisiwei @emmacarew + more.
The biggest lesson I’ve learned and keep coming back to:
There’s a difference between stories ABOUT a community and stories that SERVE a community. There’s a difference between using people as characters and doing regular reporting that answers those people’s questions.
There’s a difference between stories ABOUT a community and stories that SERVE a community. There’s a difference between using people as characters and doing regular reporting that answers those people’s questions.
Journalism must change. We must do the things black journalists and other POC have been calling on us to do for decades. And white reporters like me must do the work, too, not just ask POC to take it on.
MANY journalists of color have shared their stories about being gaslit, pushed out, ignored, loaded with extra duties, dismissed as having less experience, paid less than white colleagues, etc.
Listen to them.
Hire them.
Promote them.
Support them.
Listen to them.
Hire them.
Promote them.
Support them.
This piece compiles stories from JOC on “reporting while black” in this moment. https://www.cjr.org/analysis/racism_black_journalists.php
Here’s an essay from @mrernestowens that is both lamentation and challenge https://www.phillymag.com/news/2020/06/08/white-people-anti-racism/
@DorisTruong calls on everyone in newsrooms to act. “And you — dear White manager — need to do the work even when the crisis seems to have passed.” https://www.poynter.org/ethics-trust/2020/dear-newsroom-managers-journalists-of-color-cant-do-all-the-work/
The Black press has particular criticisms of mainstream coverage about the ongoing protests that we should address: https://www.cjr.org/local_news/the-black-press-convenes.php
@emmacarew’s guide on how to be an ally in the newsroom for marginalized colleagues (includes links!) https://source.opennews.org/articles/how-be-ally-newsroom/
More reads from @Source about how to rethink journalism to be more equitable
https://source.opennews.org/articles/aim-misbehave-allies-and-privileges-media-creation/
https://source.opennews.org/articles/you-have-power-make-change-now/
https://source.opennews.org/articles/engagement-isnt-project-its-way-making-news/
https://source.opennews.org/articles/know-your-own-blind-spots-when-covering-communitie/ https://source.opennews.org/articles/handling-data-about-race-and-ethnicity/
https://source.opennews.org/articles/aim-misbehave-allies-and-privileges-media-creation/
https://source.opennews.org/articles/you-have-power-make-change-now/
https://source.opennews.org/articles/engagement-isnt-project-its-way-making-news/
https://source.opennews.org/articles/know-your-own-blind-spots-when-covering-communitie/ https://source.opennews.org/articles/handling-data-about-race-and-ethnicity/
And join this excellent FREE online course on “Equity and Ethics in Data Journalism”
https://knightcenter.utexas.edu/blog/00-21857-knight-center’s-new-mooc-data-journalism-focuses-getting-your-data-right-equity-and-et
https://knightcenter.utexas.edu/blog/00-21857-knight-center’s-new-mooc-data-journalism-focuses-getting-your-data-right-equity-and-et
Take 2 with a working link:
FREE training
Equity & ethics in data journalism: Hands-on approaches to getting your data right
https://knightcenter.utexas.edu/JC/DATA0620.html
FREE training
Equity & ethics in data journalism: Hands-on approaches to getting your data right
https://knightcenter.utexas.edu/JC/DATA0620.html
Adding more links recommended to me:
Photographers are being called on to stop showing protesters’ faces. Should they? https://www.poynter.org/ethics-trust/2020/should-journalists-show-protesters-faces/
Photographers are being called on to stop showing protesters’ faces. Should they? https://www.poynter.org/ethics-trust/2020/should-journalists-show-protesters-faces/
The mental gymnastics of racism in journalism by @thequeenoseyeb http://www.indianapolisrecorder.com/opinion/article_8becf158-a66e-11ea-9db8-af98d932bf43.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=user-share
Poynter dissects the phrase “unarmed black man” https://www.poynter.org/ethics-trust/2020/unarmed-black-man-doesnt-mean-what-you-think-it-means/
And white folks: Let’s trust our colleagues when they ask for changes to make our workplaces more inclusive and equitable. We don’t need them to perform their pain to do the right thing, do we? https://twitter.com/webjournalist/status/1271456470169616390?s=20
Well, shoot. I misspelled @TailyrIrvine’s name. She’s the badass deserving thanks and a follow. Sorry, Taylor Irvine, whoever you are. https://twitter.com/JaymeKFraser/status/1270870078473621505?s=20
“I have cried too many times to count because I’m frightened that white people will use our pain and experiences to fix their own guilt and then just… forget.” https://metro.co.uk/2020/06/12/emotional-impact-watching-white-people-wake-racism-real-time-12839920/
“It’s about me joining whatever power I have with the power that black and brown people have. ... We must move from it being something that we do when we have time on a Saturday to something that we do because our lives depend on it.” https://apnews.com/20a39b6e2d86b561012946b0e2118bbb
Thoughtful questions about having a multi-ethnic conversation about BLM instead of one that is just Black people -White people. https://twitter.com/mcpli/status/1271903493201309698?s=20
VIDEO
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Maria Carrillo of the Tampa Bay Times
Julia B. Chan of KQED News
Matt Thompson of Reveal
Martin Reynolds of the Maynard Institute
Francisco Vara-Orta of IRE https://bit.ly/IRE_Maynard_Inclusive_Newsrooms_Recording
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Maria Carrillo of the Tampa Bay Times
Julia B. Chan of KQED News
Matt Thompson of Reveal
Martin Reynolds of the Maynard Institute
Francisco Vara-Orta of IRE https://bit.ly/IRE_Maynard_Inclusive_Newsrooms_Recording
Excellent thread on journalism to complement Wes Lowery’s recent NYT piece.
objectivity, subjectivity, bias and truth seeking https://twitter.com/TomRosenstiel/status/1275773994290028544?s=20
objectivity, subjectivity, bias and truth seeking https://twitter.com/TomRosenstiel/status/1275773994290028544?s=20
