Teaching Resources: Covering Race, Diversity and Inclusion Right
One of the best ways to empower journalism students to report on race, diversity and inclusion is to show them examples of journalists and journalism organizations that do it exceptionally well. Thoughtful coverage — across all platforms — is out there, but it can be hard to find. Jumpline has collected a list of teaching resources to support journalism instructors as they train the next generation of journalists.
Seven News Organizations That Should Be On Your Radar
Sahan Journal, Minneapolis/St. Paul
“[A] much-needed addition to Minnesota’s media landscape. At a time when immigrants and refugees are targets of hateful rhetoric in politics and some media, we need more accurate and nuanced stories that present the reality of what it means to be an immigrant in Minnesota.”
“For more than 50 years, The Atlanta Voice has ably provided a voice for the voiceless without fear or favor. It is the largest audited African American community newspaper in Georgia.”
Wurd Radio, Philadelphia
“Born in 2002, WURD Radio is the only African-American owned and operated commercial talk radio station in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.”
Documented, New York City
“Documented covers New York City’s immigrants and the policies that affect their lives through original reporting on the ground-level impact of shifts in labor policy, law–enforcement practices and bureaucratic requirements, and on the effects of new federal directives.”
The Skanner, Pacific Northwest
“‘Challenging people to shape a better future now,’ The Skanner has been an institution in the Pacific Northwest since 1975. It has been at the forefront of advancing the Black Press.”
NewsOne, United States
“A destination for news and information for and about Blacks in America. NewsOne is dedicated to deepening out audiences’ understanding about current events and their impact on Black lives.”
Blavity, United States
“Blavity is a community of the most exceptional multi-cultural creators and influencers in the world. We partner with diverse content creators and influencers to help them reach a wider audience, amplify their message, and fund their hustles.”
Seven Great Examples of Journalism Focused on Race, Diversity or Inclusion
Why Seeing Yourself Represented on Screen Is So Important, Kimberly Lawson, Vice
“The record-breaking response at the box office to the Marvel/Disney film, not to mention the surrounding social media flurry and subsequent thinkpieces, reveal just how hungry audiences are for stories like Black Panther — stories that center those who are sorely underrepresented in mass media.”
The Legend of A-N-N-A, Logan Jaffe, ProPublica Illinois/The Atlantic
“I’m not going to claim I know Anna’s full story — I’m an outsider. But after hearing A-N-N-A said aloud…, I realized my race made me a sort of insider, too. Would the man who first recited A-N-N-A have done so if I weren’t white? Nearly everyone I met knew what Anna stands for…”
Year of Return, Reval (Center for Investigative Reporting) and PRX
“Reporter Rupa Shenoy of the public radio program “The World” introduces us to a woman who first traveled to Ghana in the 1960s and eventually moved there permanently. She now runs a reconciliation program where American descendants meet with tribal elders in an attempt to reconcile the painful history of slavery.”
In the Dark, Season Two, American Public Media
“Curtis Flowers has been tried six times for the same crime. For more than 20 years, Flowers has maintained his innocence. He’s won appeal after appeal, but every time, the prosecutor just tries the case again. What does the evidence reveal? And why does the justice system ignore the prosecutor’s record and keep Flowers on death row?”
The Atlantic Slave Trade in Two Minutes, Andrew Kahn and Jamelle Bouie, Slate
“The interactive animates more than 20,000 voyages cataloged in the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database… [It] gives you a sense of the scale of the trans-Atlantic slave trade across time, as well as the flow of transport and eventual destinations.”
Arrested for Being Black in America, AJ+
“A year after Mike Brown was killed, the Ferguson report was released. It found that Black residents were far more likely than white to be arrested and charged for minor traffic violations and petty citations. Five years later, organizers are continuing to push for change.”
Black Lives Matter Comes to Vidor — Yes, Vidor, Christopher Hooks, Texas Monthly
“Vidor has been known for many things — among them the activities of the Ku Klux Klan in the nineties; its status as a ‘sundown town,’ in which blacks were not allowed in city limits after dark; and an ugly fight in the early nineties over a federal effort to desegregate public housing…”
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