JOUA02H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Visible Minority, Socioeconomic Status, Sexual Orientation
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Diversity reporting: what is diversity, recognizes the uniqueness of individuals, with respect to several criteria including, race, ethnicity, gender, age, physical or mental abilities, religious or political beliefs. Journalists have a responsibility to represent all people/communities in the stories they tell. Lack of reflection: who is doing the hiring? (senior managers, power structure is overwhelmingly white), public and political will, trc #86, how to be more inclusive, don"t talk to the same experts over and over. "the economic reality is the biggest current barrier to diversity," says toronto star editor, and my boss"s boss, michael cooke. "a shrinking staff is more likely to reflect hiring decisions of 10-25 years ago with more junior people leaving and more senior people studying. " "when asked, media organizations have plainly refused to open up. As a result, there is no recent measure of staff diversity or how it is distributed through the ranks. " "non-representation in journalism is a form of oppression.
