Dear Maynard Family,

This is Evelyn Hsu and Martin G. Reynolds, co-executive directors of the Maynard Institute. Today, we are proud to announce a partnership between the Maynard Institute, Online News Association and OpenNews: Vision25: Building Racial Equity in Newsrooms. This collaboration is designed to push forward the movement to build journalism institutions that are actively antiracist and create newsrooms where journalists of color belong. But we can't do it alone. Read our full press release to learn more and find out how you can get involved.

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DIGITAL EVENTS

ALUMNI & MAYNARD FAMILY

Reporting on polls? Here’s how to do it responsibly
By Frank O. Sotomayor
Maynard Institute co-founder Frank Sotomayor breaks down the ethics and best practices behind citing polls in election reporting.

JOBS & FUNDING

Environmental Reporter – The Advocate/Time-Picayune, Baton Rouge, LA

News Director – The Forward

Executive Director, Antiracist Research and Policy Center – American University, Washington, D.C.

POLITICO Journalism Institute (students) – POLITICO, Arlington, VA

HEADLINES ACROSS THE FAULT LINES

Salary disparities are the most visible factor of discrimination against Latino journalists
By Dagmar Thiel
“As a photojournalist for one of the Hispanic TV networks, I realized big differences between the "general market" and the Hispanic market. In one of my jobs, the salary was
almost 50% less than the same position in English.”

LA Times: Our Reckoning with Racism
Multiple Authors
This week, the Los Angeles Times took a critical step in dismantling the organization’s systemic racism by acknowledging historical misrepresentation, prejudice and poor hiring practices.
The major metro newspaper has now “talked the talk” but we have yet to see if they will “walk the walk” for diversity, equity and inclusion.

Reactions to the ‘Leavers’ Survey
By Carla Murphy
Carla Murphy shares a sample of some of the reactions to her Leavers Survey, which analyzed why journalists of color have left the field and has been widely shared since its release last month.