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?”
Benton, Joshua. "Neither Peace nor Marine, The New York Times is looking for recruits for its new “Corps”." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 27 Sep. 2021. Web. 27 Jan. 2023.
APA
Benton, J. (2021, Sep. 27). Neither Peace nor Marine, The New York Times is looking for recruits for its new “Corps”. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved January 27, 2023, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2021/09/neither-peace-nor-marine-the-new-york-times-is-looking-for-recruits-for-its-new-corps/
Chicago
Benton, Joshua. "Neither Peace nor Marine, The New York Times is looking for recruits for its new “Corps”." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified September 27, 2021. Accessed January 27, 2023. https://www.niemanlab.org/2021/09/neither-peace-nor-marine-the-new-york-times-is-looking-for-recruits-for-its-new-corps/.
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