“The diversity of journalism of those who write about our game could be better.”

- Diggins-Smith on the state of WNBA media

“Historically underrepresented groups often draw relations between ideas and concepts that have been traditionally missed or ignored,' Stanford University researchers write in PNASNews.

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Today was my last day as editor of The Pitt News. Here’s my senior column, and goodbye to the student paper⬇️ pittnews.com/article/188510…

This hilarious because “black family from poverty” is their favorite story to promote in the draft. They try to force that cliche even if it isn’t true. Mama said she wasn’t going 😂

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We are hiring a business partnerships manager who will join our team. The role will lead the growth of our advertising and sponsorships and build relationships with organizations across the Southwestern PA region. buff.ly/4aWaics

'Press Forward, the $500 million movement to reimagine local news, will launch applications on April 30 for its first open call for funding focused on addressing the long-standing inequalities in journalistic coverage of underserved communities.' pressforward.news/press-forward-…

Veteran NPR editor Uri Berliner suspended as network grapples with fallout over his essay - my story npr.org/2024/04/16/124…

Program Opportunity: Call for Applications open now for the 2024­-25 Institute for Diverse Leadership in Journalism and Communication. View the full call/apply by Monday, April 15.
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Let me know when y'all done talking about O.J.

The American Press Institute's Dr. Letrell Crittenden, Ph.D. (he/him) American Press Institute will teach journalists at the 2024 VPA Conference on May 4 at the Omni in C'Ville how to engage with their communities to build and repair trust. Register by April 22 to attend: vpa.net/conference2024/

Final piece in The Objective series on civic media: To address the 'local news crisis,' we need a collaborative and equitable movement that treats journalism as the public good it is and advocates for investing in communities long-ignored by legacy media. objectivejournalism.org/2024/04/its-no…

In the LIFT Project's 2022 research in the Twin Cities, we found that Black residents actually utilized and trusted their local NPR station more than other orgs across the state. (See Survey Report at liftproj.com/research)

...so they lost which public's trust again?

📣Journalists & researchers who want to make journalism & civic media better- let's join forces! Join our Engaged Journalism Exchange unconference before AEJMC 8/7 at Klein College in Philly. RSVP here 👉bit.ly/AEJMC-Journali…

Three researchers offered journalists tips and insights to help strengthen news coverage of college DEI efforts and legislators' push to restrict or ban them. Here are key takeaways from our webinar:

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James Washington Dies, Trailblazer for Black Press tinyurl.com/mr3fzdmz #journalismsNEWS Tracie Powell Dallas Weekly
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If you're looking for eclipse glasses right now you understand why same day voter registration is important

Guess the best way to not notice an earthquake is to be cutting grass at the time. Didn’t notice a thing.

‘Pink slime’ sites masquerade as real news. There are 65 in Pennsylvania alone. inquirer.com/politics/pink-… via The Philadelphia Inquirer

'As serious scholarship has shown, the right-wing rage we need to worry about is not coming from deep-red rural areas. It is coming from cities and suburbs,' Tyler Austin Harper writes: theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

We cannot and should not spare empathy and basic courtesy in journalism when dealing with folks experiencing a tragedy. Too many folks think it is somehow a violation of whatever they think “objectivity” is, or they just have been desensitized. Or both. It’s not acceptable.