By Jennifer Neutel Correspondent experience permits Debora Gordon to pursue interests The opportunity to be an Oakland Voices correspondent allowed Debora Gordon to fulfill part of her childhood wish. “If I had to do it over again I would have more vigorously pursued a career in writing,” Gordon says. “(Oakland Voices) did make me feel … Continue reading Community journalism program helps fulfill childhood wish
Stories
New NPR Chief, Jarl Mohn, Vows to Foster Diversity
What can NPR do to change the fact that 77 percent of its staff are white, and its audience even more so? Jarl Mohn will begin his post as chief executive this week after announcing one of National Public Radio’s most pressing priorities is to increase its reach into communities of color. Mohn was chosen … Continue reading New NPR Chief, Jarl Mohn, Vows to Foster Diversity
Editor enjoys stepping out of comfort zone, into community conversations
By Jennifer Neutel This time, race conversations ‘headed somewhere’ Early in the Unite Rochester effort Dick Moss discovered how sensitive the topic of race can be. Moss wrote a blog for the site sharing anecdotes from people of color about incidents they experienced as discrimination. He thought he was asking for understanding among people, yet the … Continue reading Editor enjoys stepping out of comfort zone, into community conversations
BBC announces raft of new measures on diversity
When British actor and comedian Lenny Henry spoke at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards last March, he made headlines by calling out the “appalling percentage” of black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) people working in the UK television industry. BAME people currently stand at 5.4% of the broadcasting workforce, a number which … Continue reading BBC announces raft of new measures on diversity
Washington Post, New York Times and Mozilla team up for new web site comment system
There have been many worthy attempts to curb the proliferation of nasty discourse online. Some news outlets try to enforce using real names by requiring a Facebook account, others have deployed innovative moderation techniques, while some like Popular Science have given up entirely. What else can be done to keep online discussions from deteriorating into … Continue reading Washington Post, New York Times and Mozilla team up for new web site comment system
Newspaper and coalition bringing information, energy to racial equity
By Jennifer Neutel ‘We are having the kinds of conversations that we dreamed of having’ When Kate Bennett was on the golf course last week, a woman asked what she can do to help Rochester’s effort to create awareness and positive dialogue around racial inequity. “Not a day goes by when I’m not talking about … Continue reading Newspaper and coalition bringing information, energy to racial equity
Poplus is coming: what does civic tech look like as a global federation?
By Jacob Caggiano There’s a lot of civic technology efforts out there building great things, but for the most part, the solutions are focused on a certain jurisdiction. In April 2014, coders, journalists and activists met in Santiago Chile for PoplusCon to change this. Poplus is now underway with a set of components that are … Continue reading Poplus is coming: what does civic tech look like as a global federation?
Reporter sees value in engaging citizen journalists
By Jennifer Neutel ‘Having several extra sets of hands and several extra sets of eyes is beneficial to us’ Kristin J. Bender, a breaking news reporter at the Oakland Tribune, is delighted that the organization is running a program engaging citizens to report on their communities as it provides more reporter power. The community journalism … Continue reading Reporter sees value in engaging citizen journalists
Global Media Forum workshop to explore applying community-building practices
By Jennifer Neutel ‘We think that local information creation needs to be redefined at a very fundamental level’ Chuck Peters is co-facilitating a June 30 workshop at The Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum on applying community-building practices to a news media company that will take a different approach. The workshop Peters is involved in will have participants … Continue reading Global Media Forum workshop to explore applying community-building practices
Rochester news organization builds inclusive conversation on race
By Jennifer Neutel ‘They aren’t just speaking with the bully pulpit of the editorial page,’ says community partner The Democrat and Chronicle’s current exploration into racial issues in Rochester, N.Y. is strengthened by the organization’s dedication to diversity and inclusion in its own newsroom and hiring, says Jennifer Leonard. Leonard is president and CEO of the … Continue reading Rochester news organization builds inclusive conversation on race