Scholars commonly reference journalistic neutrality, but not in the context of self-presentation. This study examines how journalists feel compelled to demonstrate neutrality through their performance of self. Through in-depth interviews (n = 57) with broadcast journalists and those who shape their on-air presentation, I explore the construct …
Despite more acceptance for natural Black hair in the workplace nationwide, highly-skilled students of color hoping to enter broadcast journalism-related fields are often still deterred from pursuing their dream careers. This is due to concerns about the perception of their natural hair. Many broadcast journalism …
Journalists have long grappled with the challenge of covering America's changing demographics and Jesse J. Holland has been doing his part to improve those efforts for about three decades. He worked as a Race and Ethnicity Reporter for the Associated Press (AP) for five years, …
Covering LGBTQ+ communities can present a number of challenges to journalists, especially regarding the notion of identity and referring to subjects of stories as the gender they identify with. Using the right pronouns A more and more common issue is the use of the rights pronouns by …
Samir Husni is the director of the Magazine Innovation Center at the University of Mississippi, as well as Professor and Hederman Lecturer at the School of Journalism. Husni conducted research about a surge in magazines displaying Black people on their front covers. “Starting this summer I …
Data journalism is getting much attention in newsrooms in recent years. Large news organizations like The New York Times and The Washington Post continue to invest in data-driven journalism by introducing separate units to produce that content in their newsrooms. Many journalists and news organizations view …
Diversity in American newsrooms is at a deficit, says Lewis Diuguid, a former columnist and editorial board member at the Kansas City Star and recipient of the Louis M. Lyons Award for Conscience and Integrity in Journalism. But, he says, the problem goes deeper than the …
The TV business runs on numbers. So it's really no surprise that networks from ABC to Fox are ramping up their efforts to offer news aimed at Hispanic viewers. The real wonder is that it took so long. For years, Latinos were mostly ignored by the …
A New York station's decision to dump one of its veteran anchors has people up in arms--and not just the anchor's fans. Sue Simmons is an institution at WNBC, having anchored the news there for 32 years. But at age 68, she's been informed that …
When is it news when nothing much changes? When the lack of change signals little to no progress in making broadcast newsrooms more diverse. The latest research from Hofstra University's Bob Papper, produced for RTDNA, says the percentage of minorities employed in radio and TV newsrooms …
Here we go again. Black leaders in Pittsburgh are complaining that local TV news misrepresents African-Americans. "I'm tired of turning on the news and seeing a sister with her hair all over the place, five teeth missing and looking like she just stepped out of …
What happens when a newsroom values diversity?Reporter Jessica Chapin of KGUN-TV in Tucson, Ariz., says it leads to better storytelling and better decision making. "Tucson is an hour from the border, so diversity in the newsroom and Spanish as a second language is definitely a plus," …
