Tag / newsroom diversity
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![Illustration of a woman on a television news screen reporting from Toronto, Canada faces viewers with the chiron, "Boss: can you check your activism at the door?"]()
‘Can you check your activism at the door?’: Under white supremacy, Black Canadian journalists see their very existence as a radical act
As newsrooms globally respond to accusations of racial bias by focusing on diversity, journalist datejie cheko green looks to her experience in Canada to argue that a fuller reckoning of journalism practices, from recruitment to the daily meeting, is needed to make real change Continue Reading ‘Can you check your activism at the door?’: Under white supremacy, Black Canadian journalists see their very existence as a radical act
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![Data visualization of CAJ survey results reflecting that of 209 newsrooms and 3,873 journalists, 53% are women and 75% are white. Graphic shows option to sort by race.]()
Half of Canadian newsrooms entirely white, says first CAJ survey of race in media
Data submitted by 209 newsrooms shows racialized journalists concentrated in part-time and internship roles Continue Reading Half of Canadian newsrooms entirely white, says first CAJ survey of race in media
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![The Globe and Mail DEI Annual Report. Red background and white text reading: THE GLOBE AND MAIL DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION ANNUAL REPORT JULY 2020 TO JUNE 2021]()
Globe and Mail launches diversity report
Document will serve as ‘annual reckoning,’ writes publisher Continue Reading Globe and Mail launches diversity report
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Canada ended my decade-long career in journalism
As newsrooms grapple with the homogeneity of their mastheads while continuing to privilege hires with strictly ‘Canadian experience,’ qualified, talented expats are moving on Continue Reading Canada ended my decade-long career in journalism
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Levelling the playing field in Canadian sports media
I can still count the number of racialized women in sports journalism on the fingers of one hand. I hope not for long Continue Reading Levelling the playing field in Canadian sports media
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Survey of race in Canadian newsrooms open for submissions into 2021
CAJ invites newsroom leaders to provide quantitative data on full-time staff Continue Reading Survey of race in Canadian newsrooms open for submissions into 2021
