While diversifying the newsroom, or hiring more journalists of color, is a frequently suggested remedy and a positive first step to better coverage of race and ethnicity issues by mainstream journalists, Sue Robinson said it …
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Less mainstream media privilege benefits race justice in crime reporting
The way people sound when they speak, chatter, and laugh may lead to discrimination, police investigation. Jennifer Stoever, a media and literature scholar at Binghamton University, called this phenomenon “sonic color-line” in a recent book. …
Conversations on representation can benefit, learn from self-representation
Patty Loew, University of Wisconsin-Madison professor, said discussion about how journalism can better represent communities of color often leaves out those who are already using media forms to self-represent. “Mainstream media doesn’t always stop to …
More inclusive reporting needed to combat racial disparity in education
When a report from a state nonprofit revealed a racial disparity in Dane County schools, journalists adopted the term “achievement gap” to describe the problem. But Rachelle Winkle-Wagner, a scholar in education policy, doesn’t think …
Nikole Hannah-Jones to address conference
Award-winning New York Times Magazine journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones will deliver the keynote address to open the 2016 Center for Journalism Ethics conference at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on April 29. This year’s conference focuses on …
Conference tomorrow: Find schedule here
Online registration for the conference is now closed. But, we will accept registration at the door. The registration desk will be near the doors of the Varsity Rooms of Union South’s second floor. The conference …
Rewriting history: Anniversary stories, shared memory and minority voices
by Meagan Doll & Steven Wang, CJE fellows “What is often a winner is a story that the audience largely finds familiar with perhaps a palatable twist in it,” Mascall-Dare said. “What I found is …
Ethics in the news – Dec. 8
The group representing black journalists is in serious financial trouble, according to a Huffington Post story Monday. The National Association of Black Journalists is in such dire straights, it is considering using a Ford Foundation …
A Different Lens on Race, Media and Ethics
I never thought I would write this: I was troubled by something, and Donald Trump helped me figure it out. Coming off the recent confrontation between protesters and journalists at the University of Missouri, I …