We're tuning in to "Being Black and Successful in Journalism" held by @cityjournalism - hearing from some amazing speakers @The_Crox @JohnCaseyCNBC @kemenzerem and @CharlieBCuff of @galdemzine among others https://twitter.com/thewritersmind_/status/1333348683157483522

@CharlieBCuff talks about her first breakout story: The fetishisation of Black women on Tinder for @VICEUK. She says, she was wary of people pigeon-holed but also found it important to shine a light on struggles faced by Black women in the dating world

@The_Crox "Take ownership of your stories, no matter your age or experience!"

@The_Crox "I would never now be making my own @BBCPanorama documentary if I had not have pushed to lead on stories myself when I was more junior"

@CharlieBCuff and @JohnCaseyCNBC note the effect of colourism on Black and biracial journalists - and how darker skinned journalists of colour may experience more discrimination in the workplace than lighter skinned journalists of colour

Coral James O'Connor of @cityjournalism talks about how representation of Black people is improving in the media - not just journalists themselves but "normal people" featured on the news

@kemenzerem says, "We're not allowed to be boring. As a Black person in the public eye, you have to be either amazing or a villain. We need to see more of the common Black experience."

@The_Crox "Diversity should be natural. Black people need to feature in news packages not just about race."

@JohnCaseyCNBC: "Why should it take the death of yet another Black man for the world to take note?" #GeorgeFloyd #BlackLivesMatter

@CharlieBCuff: "It's not hard to find Black experts for news packages, you just have to look harder. We've already been doing this for 5 years at @galdemzine."

@CharlieBCuff: "Journalism is not just about stories. It's about lifting up the voices of those who are not normally listened to. It's about empowerment and holding people to account."