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Finding diverse stories and sources. JMC 3013: Multimedia News Gathering. “Doing diversity” means. Having diverse newsrooms Providing diverse content. Having diverse newsrooms. 1968 Kerner Commission report. Created to study causes of race riots in Newark and Detroit Highly critical of
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Finding diverse stories and sources JMC 3013: Multimedia News Gathering
“Doing diversity” means • Having diverse newsrooms • Providing diverse content
Having diverse newsrooms • 1968 Kerner Commission report. • Created to study causes of race riots in Newark and Detroit • Highly critical of • Lack of coverage of black communities • Lack of minority journalists at mainstream media outlets • 1978 ASNE • Set goal of newsroom parity by 2025 • Launched annual newsroom survey
Having diverse content • Why does it matter?
Diversity is more than race/ethnicity • Political ideology • Religion • Gender • Sexual preference • Rural/urban • Other?