Opinion | In a new era of journalism, philanthropy must pivot To properly serve communities of color, funders must ‘radically rethink’ current funding practices September 7, 2023 Tracie Powell
Meet the next Leadership Academy for Women in Media cohort in 2023 Plus, new impact survey shows the long-term benefits of this Poynter program May 10, 2023 Mel Grau
Meet the first Leadership Academy for Women in Media cohort in 2023 These 31 leaders will convene at Poynter March 26-31 for a week of transformational learning, led by new program director Kate Cox March 16, 2023 Mel Grau
Opinion | Two years after the Atlanta shootings, equitable coverage of the AAPI community remains elusive Good journalism powered by diverse newsrooms is essential to democracy's future, especially as we move toward becoming a majority-minority country. March 16, 2023 Naomi Tacuyan Underwood
Journalists must understand the power of community engagement to earn trust Residents of neighborhoods that have been misrepresented have lost faith that coverage will ever improve. February 28, 2023 Kelly Chan
Opinion | Here are some tips for covering Indigenous communities, for non-Natives Reporters think they do ‘marginalized communities’ a favor by covering them. But that coverage is too often extractive and riddled with racist tropes. February 14, 2023 Valerie Vande Panne
Asian Americans severely underrepresented among on-air TV journalists, report finds The Asian American Journalists Association found that in the top 20 markets, 24% of stations do not have any AAPI reporters on air. December 7, 2022 Angela Fu
Understanding communities starts with open conversations in the newsroom Organizations join to create a new Dimensions of Difference guide to help journalists understand their biases and better cover their communities December 7, 2022 Joy Mayer
Short film shines a light on the inequities of being “Black in the Newsroom” A first-time director and a former journalist talk about how systemic racism has led to unfairness in pay and coverage December 1, 2022 Pete Croatto
NLA scraps 2021 diversity survey results after finding ‘data integrity’ issues The last year for which the NLA has published industry-wide diversity data is 2019. August 18, 2022 Angela Fu
As NLA diversity survey faces delays, journalists debate ways to increase participation ‘We don’t get change without remaking the structures that allowed us to get here in the first place’ May 9, 2022 Angela Fu
4 ways newsrooms can ramp up community engagement in 2022 Reporters and editors must let communities help them reflect on bias, discover untapped story angles and lead them toward more inclusive coverage. April 20, 2022 Jessie Shi
5 questions reporters and editors should ask to diversify their sources Diversity in sourcing quite simply makes our journalism better. More reflective of our world. And more accessible. April 7, 2022 Neema Roshania Patel
Opinion | Journalism should take a cue from entertainment — diversity grows audiences If we take lessons from industries that have embraced diversity, we can create journalism that’s relevant to the communities we cover. March 28, 2022 Paul Cheung
A year later, Atlanta journalist Janice Yu reflects on spa shootings and nuances of covering Asians in the US ‘We need to look as an industry and really figure out why we don't have diversity, why we don't have those resources in the newsroom.’ March 16, 2022 Amaris Castillo