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Where to look for local stories about Census undercounts
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Posted onA roundup of story angles plus data you can use to investigate the places you cover.
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Sincerely, Leaders of Color: The after is the hard part
By P. Kim Bui
Posted onAt the beginning of a working relationship, you act with more transparency as you get to know the other person. That same transparency is necessary for the after.
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Story Recipe: Using Census migration data to find out where young adults are moving
By Brent Jones and Eric Schmid
Posted onOur reporting found that people who grow up in St. Louis tend to stay in St. Louis: About 3 out of 4 young adults who were here at age 16 were also here at age 26. Here’s how you can use federal data to see where people are moving to and from in your area.
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Sincerely, Leaders of Color: It takes hard work from all sides to build coalition across identities and communities
By Francisco Vara-Orta
Posted onBuilding coalitions is tough, awkward work that leads to happier employees and better journalism products for our communities.
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Newsrooms, your edit test is where being inclusive starts
By Kathy Lu
Posted onNewsrooms expect a lot from job applicants without giving much thought to what else could be going on in their lives. A freelancer applying for your job is not working on a paying gig. An edit test over a weekend means someone working full time is not getting space for rest. And the reward for all this work is: You might be a finalist—or you might never hear back. If you’re a newsroom working toward creating an inclusive culture, one that values its employees and their time, here are seven ideas to reimagine your application process.
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Taking care with source security when reporting on abortion
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Posted onJournalists covering reproductive rights are tackling a challenging—but critical—beat with fast-evolving digital security risks. Learning how to minimize these risks for both sources and oneself requires identifying digital security considerations, and knowing when to communicate them and how to keep reporting materials safe.
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Sincerely, Leaders of Color: The Key to Inclusive, Effective Teams Is Psychological Safety
By Alan Henry
Posted onTo build teams where everyone feels represented and respected, create an environment where we all can bring our whole selves.
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Sincerely, Leaders of Color: How to give your interns a leg up in their next job search
By Emma Carew Grovum
Posted onNot every internship is going to end with a job offer. Here’s how you can give your interns a boost as they enter the job market.
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Story Recipe: Exploring Census microdata about your county
By Rebecca Tippett
Posted onWe recently received a request from a resident in Lincoln County, asking for assistance in locating data related to digital inclusion, in order to help enroll residents who qualify for the FCC Emergency Broadband Benefit. Information that can answer this question is collected by the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey—the summary tables provide details on household computer availability and internet subscriptions, poverty status at various levels of the federal poverty line, and SNAP receipt. What the tables don’t provide is the intersection of these characteristics. To answer this, we need the microdata or individual record data. Here’s how we went about answering this question.
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Sincerely, Leaders of Color: Smart leaders put empathy and equity at the forefront of work
By Irving Washington
Posted onNew frameworks for leaders must help them develop a more equitable mindset that shares power and accountability.
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Sincerely, Leaders of Color: Leadership and management are not the same thing
By P. Kim Bui
Posted onNewsrooms must create ways for people to learn to lead without pushing people into management.
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Sincerely, Leaders of Color: Leaders, you need to make room or move out
By Robert Hernandez
Posted onGoing beyond a seat at the table for journalists of color.
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A starter pack of accessibility resources
By Aditi Bhandari
Posted onIf you’re new to accessible design, it may feel daunting to think of the work that lies ahead of you, but everyone in this field had to start somewhere. Once I realised accessibility was a baseline and not a ceiling, making my work more inclusive became an integral part of my workflow rather than an extra task between me and the publish button.
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How we improved the engineering internship recruitment process at The Washington Post
By Holden Foreman and Emily Liu
Posted onInternships can be a great opportunity for students to gain professional experience and for employees to mentor the next generation of engineers, but news organizations that aren’t careful and intentional when recruiting can risk inadvertently over-indexing on candidates with the most access to time, money, and social connections. Since our team loves finding ways to make our processes better, we decided to examine our internship hiring process and see where we could make improvements.
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Sincerely, Leaders of Color: Everyone can help close the wage gap for journalists of color
By Emma Carew Grovum
Posted onYou don’t have to tell EVERYONE how much money you currently or have made in order to participate in salary transparency.
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Sincerely, Leaders of Color: Onboarding isn’t just for early career staff
By Jahna Berry
Posted onHere’s how you can help new BIPOC managers and experienced hires succeed.
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Sincerely, Leaders of Color: There is no pipeline problem
By Robert Hernandez
Posted onA problem exists in how the industry treats historically marginalized journalists in the hiring process.
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Sincerely, Leaders of Color: Let’s learn without fear of failure
By Annemarie Dooling
Posted onPersonal growth is imperative to professional and organizational growth.
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Sincerely, Leaders of Color: It’s time to own our biases
By Julia B. Chan
Posted onThis year, I’m committing to create journalism that reflects and honors the experiences of people in the newsroom — and outside
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How to write effective alt text, for journalists
By Patrick Garvin
Posted onFor journalists wanting to make their work accessible to people with disabilities, alt text is a great place to start. This short guide can help you think about how to add helpful alt text to images, charts & data visualizations, and social media posts for your newsroom.
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