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Moving beyond gender: How the BBC’s 50:50 Project aims to drive greater diversity

The British broadcaster will extend its successful gender equality approach to encourage use of more diverse commentators, including people with a disability and those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities.

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Simone Flueckiger

Date

2020-01-24 17:28

High on Reach’s agenda: brand identity and newsroom diversity

With more diverse voices in its newsrooms, a stronger focus on digital skills for its trainees, and a measured approach to innovation, Reach plc (formerly known as Trinity Mirror) is addressing some of the challenges faced by regional publishers.

Author

Simone Flueckiger

Date

2019-05-28 13:34

German initiative brings refugee reporters into local journalism

Germany has taken in more than a million refugees since 2015, and plenty of stories have been written about them. But, according to the founders of a new project called Newscomer, the views and opinions of refugees themselves are rarely featured in mainstream media coverage.

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Simone Flueckiger

Date

2018-01-29 15:08

Women in News Summit reveals big challenges to overcome

Journalists, editors, and media executives from across the globe came together at the Women in News Summit to celebrate female leaders in the media industry and discuss the challenges women are still facing in today.

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WAN-IFRA External Contributor

Date

2017-06-07 22:22

US Elections: The power of social media translation to include all conversations

A new social media translation tool by tech company Meedan isn't just facilitating linguistic translation – it applies journalistic principles to curate and translate social media conversations among global and minority communities as a way to broaden the discourse.

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2016-10-06 09:12

Dutch news organisations 'losing readers' over lack of diversity

The younger generation of a largely multi-cultural Dutch society feels increasingly underrepresented in the media. The need for editors to take corrective action is higher than ever, as - mostly white - newsrooms are losing readers to social and even foreign media.

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2016-07-09 10:39

Resolution on diversity and inclusion passed by Committee of Directors of WAN-IFRA Member Associations

The Committee of Directors of WAN-IFRA Member Associations passed a resolution on diversity and inclusionin at their meeting that took place on Saturday 11 June in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.

Author

Elena Perotti

Date

2016-06-11 16:41

De Correspondent tackling lack of ethnic diversity

The Dutch online journalism platform De Correspondent is known for its forward-thinking, hands-on approach to journalism. In many ways, the crowdfunded publication is different to mainstream newsrooms, but in terms of diversity it's make-up was exactly the same: predominantly male, mostly city-based and pretty much all white.

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Date

2016-04-13 09:01

Le Monde Afrique: broader, more diverse coverage of Africa

One year ago this Wednesday, the well-respected French newspaper Le Monde launched its online Africa edition. With more than four million visits each month, it has set a name for itself among French-speaking Africans. The World Editors Forum spoke to Serge Michel, Le Monde Afrique's Editor-in-Chief about the lessons of the past year.

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2016-01-18 09:39

If you want to reach millennials, employ them

The recommendation to hire millennials comes from the American Press Institute, which recently launched a "best practices to reach millennials" report. And by employing them, they don’t mean taking on a few interns, it means making millennials respected members of the newsroom.

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Date

2015-11-19 00:00

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