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The hard truth about hiring in news
The Editor-in-Chief of Axios offers ideas to improve diversity in the newsroom, especially in senior and specialized positions. According to her, the company may need to develop the talent. The author also points out topics around hiring where news leaders could do more.
Sara Kehaulani Goo
07/28/2022
The hard truth about hiring in news
The Editor-in-Chief of Axios offers ideas to improve diversity in the newsroom, especially in senior and specialized positions. According to her, the company may need to develop the talent. The author also points out topics around hiring where news leaders could do more.
- Author: Sara Kehaulani Goo
- Date: 07/28/2022
- Reading time: Under 5 minutes
- Source: Poynter
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Intermediate
- Type: Article
- Theme: Diversity & Inclusion
- Language: English
How one Mexican magazine adopted inclusive language in Spanish
Gina Jaramillo, editorial director of Chilango, explains how they came up with non-discriminatory language for the magazine and how it can become a tool to make diversity visible.
Hanaa Tameez
07/27/2022
How one Mexican magazine adopted inclusive language in Spanish
Gina Jaramillo, editorial director of Chilango, explains how they came up with non-discriminatory language for the magazine and how it can become a tool to make diversity visible.
- Author: Hanaa Tameez
- Date: 07/27/2022
- Reading time: Under 5 minutes
- Source: NiemanLab
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Article
- Theme: Diversity & Inclusion
- Language: English
Is This The Right Word? Word Choice Flowchart
Words matter — in our profession, especially. So it's important that journalists choose their words thoughtfully. But language can be tricky by its very nature since it's a "living" thing: A term that was accepted or even preferred at one time can fall out of favor as our language around a concept evolves. Reframe, an initiative of Resolve Philly, created a helpful flowchart to guide journalists' thinking on how to choose their words.
07/26/2022
Is This The Right Word? Word Choice Flowchart
Words matter — in our profession, especially. So it's important that journalists choose their words thoughtfully. But language can be tricky by its very nature since it's a "living" thing: A term that was accepted or even preferred at one time can fall out of favor as our language around a concept evolves. Reframe, an initiative of Resolve Philly, created a helpful flowchart to guide journalists' thinking on how to choose their words.
- Date: 07/26/2022
- Reading time: Under 5 minutes
- Source: Reframe/Resolve Philly
- Scale: Hyperlocal
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Tool
- Theme: Diversity & Inclusion
- Language: English
'The media need to adapt their management models to ensure newsrooms with diversity, inclusion and a gender focus': 5 Questions for Mariana Santos, director of Chicas Poderosas
Interview with Mariana Santos, founder and executive director of the organization Chicas Poderosas, about diversity, inclusion, and gender in the media. Santos talks about how diversity in journalism shouldn't be a topic regarding only the coverage but also depends on changes in management and leadership.
César López Linares
07/20/2022
'The media need to adapt their management models to ensure newsrooms with diversity, inclusion and a gender focus': 5 Questions for Mariana Santos, director of Chicas Poderosas
Interview with Mariana Santos, founder and executive director of the organization Chicas Poderosas, about diversity, inclusion, and gender in the media. Santos talks about how diversity in journalism shouldn't be a topic regarding only the coverage but also depends on changes in management and leadership.
- Author: César López Linares
- Date: 07/20/2022
- Reading time: Under 5 minutes
- Source: LatAm Journalism Review
- Scale: International
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Article
- Theme: Diversity & Inclusion
- Language: English
“Los medios necesitan adaptar sus modelos de gestión para asegurar redacciones con diversidad, inclusión y enfoque de género”: 5 Preguntas a Mariana Santos, directora de Chicas Poderosas
Interview with Mariana Santos, founder and executive director of the organization Chicas Poderosas, about diversity, inclusion, and gender in the media. Santos talks about how diversity in journalism shouldn't be a topic regarding only the coverage but also depends on changes in management and leadership.
César López Linares
07/20/2022
“Los medios necesitan adaptar sus modelos de gestión para asegurar redacciones con diversidad, inclusión y enfoque de género”: 5 Preguntas a Mariana Santos, directora de Chicas Poderosas
Interview with Mariana Santos, founder and executive director of the organization Chicas Poderosas, about diversity, inclusion, and gender in the media. Santos talks about how diversity in journalism shouldn't be a topic regarding only the coverage but also depends on changes in management and leadership.
- Author: César López Linares
- Date: 07/20/2022
- Reading time: Under 5 minutes
- Source: LatAm Journalism Review
- Scale: International
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Article
- Theme: Diversity & Inclusion
- Language: Spanish
'Os meios precisam adaptar seus modelos de gestão para garantir redações com diversidade, inclusão e enfoque de gênero': 5 perguntas para Mariana Santos, diretora da Chicas Poderosas
Interview with Mariana Santos, founder and executive director of the organization Chicas Poderosas, about diversity, inclusion, and gender in the media. Santos talks about how diversity in journalism shouldn't be a topic regarding only the coverage but also depends on changes in management and leadership.
César López Linares
07/20/2022
'Os meios precisam adaptar seus modelos de gestão para garantir redações com diversidade, inclusão e enfoque de gênero': 5 perguntas para Mariana Santos, diretora da Chicas Poderosas
Interview with Mariana Santos, founder and executive director of the organization Chicas Poderosas, about diversity, inclusion, and gender in the media. Santos talks about how diversity in journalism shouldn't be a topic regarding only the coverage but also depends on changes in management and leadership.
- Author: César López Linares
- Date: 07/20/2022
- Reading time: Under 5 minutes
- Source: LatAm Journalism Review
- Scale: Global
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Article
- Theme: Diversity & Inclusion
- Language: Portuguese
Language, PleaseRecommended on the NPA Slack
"Language, Please" is a free, living resource for journalists and storytellers seeking to thoughtfully cover evolving social, cultural, and identity-related topics. With style guidance, editorial tools, and a directory of inclusivity readers, it offers necessary context to help US newsrooms make informed decisions about language usage. This project was established by Vox Media, created in consultation with leaders from across the media industry, and developed with funding from the Google News Initiative Innovation Challenge starting in December 2020.
07/13/2022
Language, Please Recommended on the NPA Slack
"Language, Please" is a free, living resource for journalists and storytellers seeking to thoughtfully cover evolving social, cultural, and identity-related topics. With style guidance, editorial tools, and a directory of inclusivity readers, it offers necessary context to help US newsrooms make informed decisions about language usage. This project was established by Vox Media, created in consultation with leaders from across the media industry, and developed with funding from the Google News Initiative Innovation Challenge starting in December 2020.
- Date: 07/13/2022
- Reading time: Under 5 minutes
- Source: Vox Media
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Guide
- Theme: Diversity & Inclusion
- Language: English
If Tech Fails to Design for the Most Vulnerable, It Fails Us AllRecommended on the NPA Slack
Product are generally built around the so-called typical user. However, there is a strong argument, advanced by the text, to focus desig on vulnerable and/or marginalized people. The author remembers recent cases where such a treatment was important.
Afsaneh Rigot
05/15/2022
If Tech Fails to Design for the Most Vulnerable, It Fails Us All Recommended on the NPA Slack
Product are generally built around the so-called typical user. However, there is a strong argument, advanced by the text, to focus desig on vulnerable and/or marginalized people. The author remembers recent cases where such a treatment was important.
- Author: Afsaneh Rigot
- Date: 05/15/2022
- Reading time: From 11 to 20 minutes
- Source: Wired
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Intermediate
- Type: Article
- Theme: Diversity & Inclusion
- Language: English
Design From the MarginsRecommended on the NPA Slack
This short article summarizes the report Design From the Margins, which defends that design processes should be centered on the people most marginalized and impacted by a product/company. The report aims to input a social vision to design.
Afsaneh Rigot
05/13/2022
Design From the Margins Recommended on the NPA Slack
This short article summarizes the report Design From the Margins, which defends that design processes should be centered on the people most marginalized and impacted by a product/company. The report aims to input a social vision to design.
- Author: Afsaneh Rigot
- Date: 05/13/2022
- Reading time: From 6 to 10 minutes
- Source: Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Advanced
- Type: Article
- Theme: Diversity & Inclusion
- Language: English
Why diversity isn't changing your newsroom culture: cultural tipping points and how to bring about change
Marcus Ryder, pioneer on media diversity, gives advice, tips, tricks and examples on media diversity and how to change the culture in newsrooms when it comes to media diversity.
K. Biswas, Joseph Harker, Marcus Ryder, Eva Simpson
04/09/2022
Why diversity isn't changing your newsroom culture: cultural tipping points and how to bring about change
Marcus Ryder, pioneer on media diversity, gives advice, tips, tricks and examples on media diversity and how to change the culture in newsrooms when it comes to media diversity.
- Author: K. Biswas, Joseph Harker, Marcus Ryder, Eva Simpson
- Date: 04/09/2022
- Reading time: Over 40 minutes
- Source: International Journalism Festival
- Scale: International
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Lecture
- Theme: Diversity & Inclusion
- Language: English
Eight community engagement lessons from the last European refugee crisis (and how we can do better this time)Recommended on the NPA Slack
This article explains how teams can incorporate the lessons from the last European refugee crisis, taking into account their perspectives and information needs.
Alex Horowitz
03/17/2022
Eight community engagement lessons from the last European refugee crisis (and how we can do better this time) Recommended on the NPA Slack
This article explains how teams can incorporate the lessons from the last European refugee crisis, taking into account their perspectives and information needs.
- Author: Alex Horowitz
- Date: 03/17/2022
- Reading time: From 11 to 20 minutes
- Source: CDAC Network
- Scale: Global
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Article
- Theme: Diversity & Inclusion
- Language: English
Sincerely, Leaders of Color: U.S.-focused Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategies Don’t Scale Globally
The author analyzes that strategies focused on Diversity and Inclusion applied in the US may not work in the same way in other countries. Feli Carrique argues that media leaders should keep DEI strategies as priority, but should not forget the local context where they're being applied.
Feli Carrique
02/02/2022
Sincerely, Leaders of Color: U.S.-focused Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategies Don’t Scale Globally
The author analyzes that strategies focused on Diversity and Inclusion applied in the US may not work in the same way in other countries. Feli Carrique argues that media leaders should keep DEI strategies as priority, but should not forget the local context where they're being applied.
- Author: Feli Carrique
- Date: 02/02/2022
- Reading time: Under 5 minutes
- Source: Open News
- Scale: Local
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Article
- Theme: Diversity & Inclusion
- Language: English
When staff appeals for change, be responsive
Leaders have the ability — and responsibility — to right past wrongs and to ensure that they are creating a workplace that is inclusive of people from all backgrounds. This is a must-read guide for leaders on how to effectively and compassionately respond to organization-wide calls for action around diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives to build a supportive workplace.
Emma Carew Grovum
01/04/2022
When staff appeals for change, be responsive
Leaders have the ability — and responsibility — to right past wrongs and to ensure that they are creating a workplace that is inclusive of people from all backgrounds. This is a must-read guide for leaders on how to effectively and compassionately respond to organization-wide calls for action around diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives to build a supportive workplace.
- Author: Emma Carew Grovum
- Date: 01/04/2022
- Reading time: Under 5 minutes
- Source: Editor & Publisher
- Scale: Global
- Level of complexity: Intermediate
- Type: Guide
- Theme: Diversity & Inclusion
- Language: English
A woman of color cannot save your workplace cultureRecommended on the NPA Slack
Hiring women of color in management roles is not a panacea to unhealthy and inequitable workplace cultures. Unreasonable and unfair expectations can set new hires up for failure. Women of color have to confront many more barriers than other counterparts in similar roles and are often burdened by emotional labor.
S. Mitra Kalita
09/28/2021
A woman of color cannot save your workplace culture Recommended on the NPA Slack
Hiring women of color in management roles is not a panacea to unhealthy and inequitable workplace cultures. Unreasonable and unfair expectations can set new hires up for failure. Women of color have to confront many more barriers than other counterparts in similar roles and are often burdened by emotional labor.
- Author: S. Mitra Kalita
- Date: 09/28/2021
- Reading time: From 6 to 10 minutes
- Source: Charter Works
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Article
- Theme: Diversity & Inclusion
- Language: English
“White audiences who will pay” is still metro newspapers’ survival strategyRecommended on the NPA Slack
This article delves into the race, money, audiences, monetization and newsroom decisions. The core issue: "the survival strategy presumed to be optimal for metropolitan and regional newspapers: targeting white audiences who will pay for a digital subscription."
Nikki Usher
07/21/2021
“White audiences who will pay” is still metro newspapers’ survival strategy Recommended on the NPA Slack
This article delves into the race, money, audiences, monetization and newsroom decisions. The core issue: "the survival strategy presumed to be optimal for metropolitan and regional newspapers: targeting white audiences who will pay for a digital subscription."
- Author: Nikki Usher
- Date: 07/21/2021
- Reading time: From 6 to 10 minutes
- Source: NiemanLab
- Scale: Regional
- Level of complexity: Intermediate
- Type: Article
- Theme: Diversity & Inclusion
- Language: English
Speaker Rider for Meaningfully Inclusive Events
This speaker rider gathers 10 criteria to make an event equitable and inclusive. They are meant to be shared with the speaker, and informs event organizers about necessary steps they should take to build meaningfully inclusive events.
01/27/2021
Speaker Rider for Meaningfully Inclusive Events
This speaker rider gathers 10 criteria to make an event equitable and inclusive. They are meant to be shared with the speaker, and informs event organizers about necessary steps they should take to build meaningfully inclusive events.
- Date: 01/27/2021
- Reading time: From 6 to 10 minutes
- Source: OpenNews
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Guide
- Theme: Diversity & Inclusion
- Language: English
What does it take to have an inclusive newsroom
This article gives recommendations on how to cultivate a diverse environment in your newsroom that reflects its audience.
Jeremy Ullmann
07/03/2020
What does it take to have an inclusive newsroom
This article gives recommendations on how to cultivate a diverse environment in your newsroom that reflects its audience.
- Author: Jeremy Ullmann
- Date: 07/03/2020
- Reading time: Under 5 minutes
- Source: Media Diversity Institute
- Scale: International
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Article
- Theme: Diversity & Inclusion
- Language: English
The Onboard-a-Buddy
The Design Team is a comic from Pablo Stanley. It stars Petunia as main character: she's a designer and intern at a start-up. Every comic is about the challenges she's facing trying to find her place in a new city and work environment. This is the first comic in the series.
Pablo Stanley
08/17/2016
The Onboard-a-Buddy
The Design Team is a comic from Pablo Stanley. It stars Petunia as main character: she's a designer and intern at a start-up. Every comic is about the challenges she's facing trying to find her place in a new city and work environment. This is the first comic in the series.
- Author: Pablo Stanley
- Date: 08/17/2016
- Reading time: Under 5 minutes
- Source: The Design Team
- Scale: N/A
- Level of complexity: Beginner
- Type: Comic
- Theme: Diversity & Inclusion
- Language: English
Is the Oculus Rift sexist? (plus response to criticism)
danah boyd, a scholar on technology and society, questions whether the Oculus Rift is sexist, analyzing data that shows that women seemed to get sick at higher rates in simulators than men.
danah boyd
04/03/2014
Is the Oculus Rift sexist? (plus response to criticism)
danah boyd, a scholar on technology and society, questions whether the Oculus Rift is sexist, analyzing data that shows that women seemed to get sick at higher rates in simulators than men.
- Author: danah boyd
- Date: 04/03/2014
- Reading time: From 6 to 10 minutes
- Source: Quartz
- Scale: Global
- Level of complexity: Intermediate
- Type: Case study
- Theme: Diversity & Inclusion
- Language: English
