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Dear Maynard Family,
In a recent New York Times article, Martin connected the coverage of Gabby Petito tragedy with the systemic lack of diversity in journalism that the Maynard Institute was founded to address. There are hundreds of people of color who go missing each year, who deserve equitable attention as Petito's heartbreaking story. But majority-white newsrooms continue to struggle with disproportionately covering white people as victims, and reactionary editorial strategy compounds the issue, Martin said. Gwen Ifill dubbed this phenomenon the "missing white woman syndrome" during the 2004 Unity: Journalists of Color conference. Read the full article below.
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Kevin Merida, decorated journalist, member of the board of the Maynard Institute since 2014 and participant in the Maynard Institute Summer Program for Minority Journalists in 1979, was recently featured in Vanity Fair. As the new executive editor of the Los Angeles Times, one of the largest major metro newspapers in the country, hopes are high he can ensure its future. Read the Vanity Fair article.
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Accomplished journalist and Maynard Academy graduate, Maria Reeve is the first person of color to serve as executive editor at the Houston Chronicle, the fourth-largest metro in the United States in one of the most diverse regions in the country. Pictured above (far left) celebrating with her new team, Maria was recently interviewed for the Digiday Podcast titled The Modern Newsroom Leader. Listen to the podcast.
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Another veteran journalist and Maynard Academy graduate, Katrice Hardy, also made history recently as the first Black woman executive editor at the Dallas Morning News. She joins the Dallas Morning News after her Pulitzer Prize-winning work in Indianapolis for investigating how the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department used its dogs to attack suspects more frequently than any of the country’s 20 most populous cities. Pictured above (right), Katrice was featured in a Dallas Morning News webcast earlier this month. Watch the video.
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Current Maynard 200 fellow and founder of The Intersection magazine, Delonte Harrod, has been selected as one of twenty four emerging leaders for the second LION Publishers / Google News Initiative Startups Boot Camp. Based in Prince George’s County, Maryland, The Intersection magazine is a for-profit, independent digital news organization covering religion, technology, and politics in Prince George’s County, Maryland. Read more of Delonte's work from The Intersection.
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New York Times: How the Case of Gabrielle Petito Galvanized the Internet
The extremely tragic disappearance of a 22-year-old white woman warranted media attention across the nation. As should the disappearance of 710 indigenous people have gone missing in the past decade in Wyoming. While we feel deep empathy for the family and friends mourning Gabby Petito, it is clear the media's "missing white woman syndrome" also played a role in the amount of coverage the tragedy received.
"Martin G. Reynolds, an executive director of the Maynard Institute for Journalism Education, said he was struck by news outlets’ disproportionate attention on missing white women, a focus that he said is compounded by competitive coverage...The demographics of the industry are a big factor, Mr. Reynolds said. 'Our newsrooms don’t reflect the diversity of the country, and folks in editing roles are even less diverse,' said Mr. Reynolds..."
Read the New York Times article.
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Senior Producer/Director & Managing Producing (Multimedia Producer) – WFIU/WTIU, Indiana Public Media, Bloomington, IN
Broadcast Video Engineer (Broadcast Technician) – WFIU/WTIU, Indiana Public Media, Bloomington, IN
Senior Editor, Justice – Inside Climate News, Brooklyn, NY
Senior Reporter, Racial Equity – The Guardian, New York, NY
Head of Audience Development – The Guardian, New York, NY
Learning Director – Online News Association, Remote / Washington D.C.
Audience Growth and Engagement Specialist – Capital & Main, Remote/Los Angeles, C
Executive Editor – VentureBeat, San Francisco, CA
Senior Writer/Reporter – VentureBeat, San Francisco, CA
Director of Development – Press On, Remote
Journalist - Multimedia – Cox Media Group, Greenville, MS
Technology Correspondent (Level 1 Journalist) – Thomson Reuters, San Francisco, CA
Producer (Level 1 Journalist – Temp) – Thomson Reuters, Culver City, CA
Producer (Level 1 Journalist – Temp) – Thomson Reuters, Washington, DC
Multimedia Journalist – WNDU, Gray Television, South Bend, IN
Newsdesk Journalist, CNN en Español (Temp) – Warner Media, Miami, FL
Multimedia Producer/Journalist – WNKO, Gray Television, Bowling Green, KY
Senior Content Editor, Opinions – Tribune Publishing Company, Orlando, FL
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Join AAJA Sept. 24 online
The 2021 National Civic Leadership Forum includes the special session on Saturday, September 25, 1 pm ET (10 am PT) addressing “Unity in Communication: AAPIs in Media and Entertainment.” Against the backdrop of anti-Asian violence and political rhetoric, this session will explore some significant gains in the past year. Jin Ding, Vice President, Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA), and other expert panelists will share ways the AAPI community can leverage media for better representation. Register here.
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Join ONA Oct. 14-15 in Philadelphia or via a limited virtual pass
The the Online News Association (ONA) Insights events feature industry leaders collaborating on current challenges and emerging solutions in journalism. The conference marks ONA's first in-person community event since 2019, with a limited number of sessions available for virtual-only participation. This edition of ONA Insights will facilitate learning, ideas exchange and community connections to help develop newsroom strategies for audience development and metrics, product strategy and development, and reimagining newsroom culture. Register here.
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Join IRE Oct. 21-21 online
Investigative Reporters & Editors (IRE) is hosting a special symposium on diversity, belonging, equity and inclusion (DBEI) issues October 21-23. The symposium has shifted to fully virtual and will be a showcase of what IRE does best — providing the gold standard of data training and investigative techniques — while shining a spotlight on our commitment to helping journalists across the country better cover historically marginalized communities in their areas.
Some Symposium topics include:
- How to analyze data showing systemic inequities
- Sessions for managers on how to build harassment-resistant newsrooms
- How to encourage investigations on race and culture
- How to be more open-minded about stories from historically underrepresented populations and how those stories can help drive readership numbers
Register here.
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