March 19, 2021
This week’s tragedy could have been avoided. For months, AAPI women in journalism have been sounding the alarm on the dramatic rise in racist and xenophobic attacks. Unfortunately,…
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November 18, 2020
As part of our series of conversations with journalism leaders serving communities of color, I spoke with Alvaro Gurdián, Vice President of Operations at La Noticia, on how they’re adapting…
October 13, 2020
In late September, the LA Times editorial board wrote, “For at least its first 80 years, the Los Angeles Times was an institution deeply rooted…
May 12, 2020
As part of our series of conversations with equity in journalism leaders to see how they are adapting in light of the current pandemic, I recently chatted…
May 5, 2020
I recently chatted with Wendi C. Thomas, founder, editor, and publisher of MLK50: Justice Through Journalism, a Memphis-based nonprofit news outlet focused on economic justice, about how…
October 16, 2019
Journalism has long fallen short of reflecting the diversity of the communities it purports to serve—something that is fundamental for supporting a healthy democracy. Last…
September 12, 2019
Last year, Democracy Fund commissioned a study focused on philanthropic support of newsroom diversity. The findings revealed troubling disparities: Between 2009 and 2015, only 6%…
July 10, 2019
As Jodi Rave, author of American Indian Media Today writes: “Media in Indian Country are grappling with many of the same challenges around sustainability that…