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1. Stewart Vanderwilt, “Experiencing and Confronting Bias at CPR,” Colorado Public Radio, accessed on
2020: https://www.washingtonpost.com/pr/2020/06/18/washington-post-announces-more-than-dozen-
Aug. 20, 2020: https://www.cpr.org/press-release/experiencing-and-confronting-bias-at-cpr/
newsroom-positions-be-focused-race-including-managing-editor-diversity-inclusion/
2. Bio of WNYC Chief Executive Officer Goli Sheikholeslami, WNYC, accessed on Aug. 20, 2020: https://
12. Internal memo to New York Times staff from Publisher A.G. Sulzberger, Executive Editor Dean
www.wnyc.org/people/goli-sheikholeslami/
Baquet, President and Chief Executive Officer Mark Thompson and Executive Vice President and Chief
3. Interview with Lee Hill, “Reckoning with Race in Public Media,” The Takeaway, WNYC, July 9, 2020:
Operating Officer Meredith Kopit Levien, accessed on Aug. 20, 2020: https://assets.documentcloud.org/
https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/takeaway/segments/reckoning-systemic-racism-public-media;
documents/6951999/New-York-Times-Email.pdf
see starting at 15:25
13. Ibid
4. Ibid
14. Ibid
5. Jonathan Abbott, “Our Commitment to You,” WGBH, accessed on Aug. 20, 2020: https://www.wgbh.
15. Dr. Pat Soon-Shiong via Twitter (@DrPatSoonShiong), “We will do everything in our power to end
org/foundation/our-commitment-to-you
racism at the LA Times. Black Lives Matter. This is a self-evident truth. Black lives are vital. Black lives are
6. Ibid
beloved,” July 3, 2020: https://twitter.com/DrPatSoonShiong/status/1279179996578213889
7. John Daniszewski, “The Decision to Capitalize Black,” Associated Press, June 19, 2020: https://blog.
16. Ibid
ap.org/announcements/the-decision-to-capitalize-black
17. Ibid; J. Clara Chan, “LA Times Owner Pledges to Make Newsroom One-Quarter Latino in Next Five
8. Kristen Hare, “Many Newsrooms Are Now Capitalizing the B in Black. Here Are Some of the People
Years,” The Wrap, Aug. 25, 2020, updated Aug. 26, 2020: https://www.thewrap.com/la-times-owner-says-
Who Made That Happen,” Poynter, June 30, 2020: https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2020/many-
he-expects-a-quarter-of-newsroom-staff-to-be-latino-in-next-5-years/
newsrooms-are-now-capitalizing-the-b-in-black-here-are-some-of-the-people-who-made-that-happen/
18. Ibid
9. John Daniszewski, “The Decision to Capitalize Black,” Associated Press, June 19, 2020: https://blog.
19. Janine Jackson, “What Journalism Needs Is Not More Diversity, but Less White Supremacy,” Fairness
ap.org/announcements/the-decision-to-capitalize-black
and Accuracy in Reporting, June 19, 2020: https://fair.org/home/what-journalism-needs-is-not-more-
10. “The Washington Post Announces Writing Style Changes for Racial and Ethnic Identifiers,” The
diversity-but-less-white-supremacy/
Washington Post, July 29, 2020: https://www.washingtonpost.com/pr/2020/07/29/washington-post-
20. Ibid
announces-writing-style-changes-racial-ethnic-identifiers/
21. Soledad O’Brien, “Soledad OBrien: A MeToo Moment for Journalists of Color,” The New York Times, July
11. WashPost PR Blog, “The Washington Post Announces More Than a Dozen Newsroom Positions to
4, 2020: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/04/opinion/soledad-obrien-racism-journalism.html
Be Focused on Race, Including Managing Editor for Diversity and Inclusion,” The Washington Post, June 18,
22. Ibid
Journalists of Color Unite in Solidarity
1975
The National
Association of
Black Journalists
is founded to support
African American
journalists, students and
media professionals. The
organization’s stated
purpose is to provide
quality programs and
services to — and
advocate on behalf of —
Black journalists.
1981
1983
The Asian
American
Journalists
Association
is
founded in 1981 by
several Los Angelesbased Asian American
journalists, including
Tritia Toyota and Bill
Sing, to boost the
participation of
Asian Americans in the
news media.
Source: “History/Mission,”
Source: “About,” Asian American
National Association of Black Journalists,
Journalists Association, accessed on
accessed on Sept. 27, 2020: https://www.
Sept. 27, 2020: https://www.aaja.org/
nabj.org/page/History
about
The Native
American
Journalists
Association
(originally the Native
American Press
Association) is founded
to advocate for more
positive representation
of Indigenous people in
the media.
Source: “History,” Native American
Journalists Association, accessed on
1984
National
Association
of Hispanic
Journalists
The
is founded with a
mission “to create a
national voice and
unified vision for all
Hispanic journalists.”
Source: “About,” National
Association of Hispanic Journalists,
accessed on Sept. 27, 2020:
https://nahj.org/about/
Sept. 27, 2020: https://najanewsroom.
com/mission-and-history/
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