“The disconnect many young people feel may come from a lack of representation, which we show violates a fundamental aspect of how audiences — teens and adults — define what is news.”
An open letter calls on the industry’s highest honors to include a new participation clause. “By implementing this new criteria, the Pulitzers would honor not only great journalism, but journalism from newsrooms willing to be accountable to the public.”
Meredith Clark, who has led the News Leaders Association’s diversity survey in recent years, has resigned from the project. “You don’t get to transparency about diversity by relying on people’s goodwill.”
The news industry was quick to hire for diversity-focused roles after George Floyd’s murder in 2020 — but sustaining that change has proven slow and challenging.
The study suggests audience diversity results in favorable coverage for non-white political candidates. But newsroom diversity may be a boon for white candidates.
“We all grew up with All the President’s Men. You don’t want to take away from the power of that moment and the press holding the administration accountable. But we have to think, why was there not a Black person or a woman on that team?”
Salanga, Janelle. "“The idea and techniques of investigative reporting can be done by anyone anywhere”: How Francisco Vara-Orta wants to change IRE’s mission." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 13 Jan. 2022. Web. 4 Dec. 2023.
APA
Salanga, J. (2022, Jan. 13). “The idea and techniques of investigative reporting can be done by anyone anywhere”: How Francisco Vara-Orta wants to change IRE’s mission. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved December 4, 2023, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2022/01/the-idea-and-techniques-of-investigative-reporting-can-be-done-by-anyone-anywhere-how-francisco-vara-orta-wants-to-change-ires-mission/
Chicago
Salanga, Janelle. "“The idea and techniques of investigative reporting can be done by anyone anywhere”: How Francisco Vara-Orta wants to change IRE’s mission." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified January 13, 2022. Accessed December 4, 2023. https://www.niemanlab.org/2022/01/the-idea-and-techniques-of-investigative-reporting-can-be-done-by-anyone-anywhere-how-francisco-vara-orta-wants-to-change-ires-mission/.
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