How Journalists Can Do a Better Job of Covering DEI Rollbacks
Too many stories about the end of policies promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion lack critical context about why DEI programs came to be and what they’ve accomplished.
Too many stories about the end of policies promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion lack critical context about why DEI programs came to be and what they’ve accomplished.
The Washington Post, Mississippi Today, and University of Florida senior Garrett Shanley took home the top prizes at the Collier Awards for Ethics in Journalism held at the Paley Center for Media, April 10, 2025. The Baltimore Banner, Documented, The New Yorker, and NBC News were among the other awardees.
An extraordinary group of foreign correspondents gathered at New York University to discuss working with local journalists, protecting vulnerable sources, and maintaining ethical bearings in difficult situations.
Everyday Ethics | The Collier Award
Journalists from The Washington Post, The New Yorker, NBC News, Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism, Mississippi Today, The Baltimore Banner, Documented, and more discussed topics from reporting on Amazon, hostile state governments, and universities to working with survivors of trauma and explaining their decision-making to audiences at the first annual Collier Awards Symposium for Ethics in Journalism held April 11, 2025.
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Breaking down the ethics codes and guidelines shaping newsrooms across the industry.
Decoded | Ethics and Diversity
Even as U.S. businesses, federal agencies and major universities were rolling back initiatives to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion, plenty of news organizations have continued to promote diversity, both in terms of newsroom staff and coverage of diverse voices and communities.
Everyday Ethics | The Collier Award
Journalists from The Washington Post, The New Yorker, NBC News, Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism, Mississippi Today, The Baltimore Banner, Documented, and more discussed topics from reporting on Amazon, hostile state governments, and universities to working with survivors of trauma and explaining their decision-making to audiences at the first annual Collier Awards Symposium for Ethics in Journalism held April 11, 2025.
Too many stories about the end of policies promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion lack critical context about why DEI programs came to be and what they’ve accomplished.
The Washington Post, Mississippi Today, and University of Florida senior Garrett Shanley took home the top prizes at the Collier Awards for Ethics in Journalism held at the Paley Center for Media, April 10, 2025. The Baltimore Banner, Documented, The New Yorker, and NBC News were among the other awardees.
An extraordinary group of foreign correspondents gathered at New York University to discuss working with local journalists, protecting vulnerable sources, and maintaining ethical bearings in difficult situations.
DECODED
Breaking down the ethics codes and guidelines shaping newsrooms across the industry.
Decoded | Ethics and Diversity
Even as U.S. businesses, federal agencies and major universities were rolling back initiatives to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion, plenty of news organizations have continued to promote diversity, both in terms of newsroom staff and coverage of diverse voices and communities.
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Too many stories about the end of policies promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion lack critical context about why DEI programs came to be and what they’ve accomplished.
Everyday Ethics | The Collier Award
Journalists from The Washington Post, The New Yorker, NBC News, Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism, Mississippi Today, The Baltimore Banner, Documented, and more discussed topics from reporting on Amazon, hostile state governments, and universities to working with survivors of trauma and explaining their decision-making to audiences at the first annual Collier Awards Symposium for Ethics in Journalism held April 11, 2025.
The Washington Post, Mississippi Today, and University of Florida senior Garrett Shanley took home the top prizes at the Collier Awards for Ethics in Journalism held at the Paley Center for Media, April 10, 2025. The Baltimore Banner, Documented, The New Yorker, and NBC News were among the other awardees.
Decoded | Ethics and Diversity
Even as U.S. businesses, federal agencies and major universities were rolling back initiatives to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion, plenty of news organizations have continued to promote diversity, both in terms of newsroom staff and coverage of diverse voices and communities.
An extraordinary group of foreign correspondents gathered at New York University to discuss working with local journalists, protecting vulnerable sources, and maintaining ethical bearings in difficult situations.
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