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    The Objective

    The Objective StaffSeptember 17, 2020
    Are news companies already putting diversity pledges on the back burner?
    Plus: Writers reveal problems at Chicago Magazine, and The Atlantic damages trust with transgender readers.
    The Objective StaffSeptember 25, 2020
    The fight over racism, sexism, and other misconduct in public radio isn’t going away
    Plus: Unions at HuffPost, Wired, and the Dallas Morning News continue to fight for pay equity and recognition; how “objectivity” has played into immigration reporting; and a new Python script helps reporters keep diversity in style.
    The Objective StaffOctober 9, 2020
    The Media 2070 project asks what media reparations would look like
    Plus: The LA Times grapples with its racist history and journalists share the worst career advice they’ve received.
    The Objective StaffOctober 23, 2020
    Keep your pants on, everyone (and quit defending the male journalists who don’t)
    Plus: The SacBee wants those sweet, sweet clicks, the Dallas News Guild wins its vote to unionize, and “when bison merit 80% of the airtime afforded to Asian American history, it calls into question not only the leadership of public television but also who gets to tell these stories, and why.”
    The Objective StaffNovember 9, 2020
    Can cable news find a new way to cover Election Night?
    Plus: Unions keep fighting for parental leave, BBC journalists may no longer be allowed to attend marches, and “POC really flattens class experience, even amongst people who are nominally part of the same racial group.”
    The Objective StaffNovember 20, 2020
    Why should Trump supporters get media coverage that other groups of voters don’t?
    Plus: The Committee to Protect Journalists has its first union contract, Wisconsin Public Radio tracks source diversity, and who is Substack for?
    The Objective StaffDecember 4, 2020
    It’s a problem that most of the people paid to cover and criticize journalism are white
    Plus: Bon Appétit messes up…again, and McClatchy drops a proposal that would force pageview quotas on journalists.
    The Objective StaffJanuary 15, 2021
    Do you know the McMuffin man?
    Capitol coverage, the problem with op-eds, and that Vogue cover.
    The Objective StaffJanuary 29, 2021
    A two-year investigation into racism and sexism at CBS leads to…well, it’s not completely clear what
    Plus: The New Yorker Union work stoppage, media outlets quote anti-immigrant extremist groups, and “it’s highly likely his comments will become public at some point.”
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    The Objective StaffFebruary 12, 2021
    News organizations are ejecting some badly behaving men. Will they be back?
    Plus: Bon Appétit gets further filleted, and McClatchy is giving employees a raise.
    The Objective StaffMarch 12, 2021
    The Front Page, 3/12: Unpaid internships, HuffPost layoffs, and Gimlet union negotiations
    Plus: A.H. Belo seeks a new, non-Confederate name; Ebony and Jet find a new home in Atlanta; and a lawsuit alleges that Haskell Indian Nations University violated its student newspaper editor’s First Amendment rights.
    The Objective StaffApril 9, 2021
    The Front Page, 4/9: Newsrooms still haven’t figured out what to do when their journalists are harassed online
    Plus: The need for more public editors, Latinx representation in newsrooms, and “a letter to PBS from viewers like us.”
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