Applications open for new program promoting equity and belonging in journalism
OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education, a nonprofit dedicated to expanding diversity in the news media and dismantling structural racism in newsrooms, announced today the launch of the Equity and Belonging Newsroom Transformation Program. The pilot program, funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, is an initiative that will pair news organizations with consultants who have a wealth of experience training journalists on diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) issues. The goal is to help transform workplace structures, organizational cultures and news coverage to be more inclusive and reflective of the United States.
- The Maynard Institute will select two news media organizations to receive five months of embedded coaching on diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging.
- The second pilot program is open to nonprofit, for-profit and independent news organizations across the country.
- Applications for the Equity and Belonging Newsroom Transformation Program must be submitted by 11:59 P.M. PDT on Oct. 7.
- Newsrooms that center the concept of belonging foster innovation, better journalism, and more importantly, the capacity to build or repair relationships with communities.