A pewresearch study found just 6% of reporting journalists were Black in a sample of nearly 12,000 journalists. ArionneNettles, _ToniaHill and TrulySylvia join BlackVoicesWTTW to discuss the disparities Black journalists encounter in the newsroom.
When taking a closer look at who’s reporting on which topics, Black journalists make up between 2% to 8% of almost all reporting beats, including the environment, sports, politics and health. The exception is coverage of social issues and policy, where Black journalists represent 15% of journalists on the beat.
“We used to, as Black journalists, be kind of chastised for wanting to cover Black things, and now, it’s turned into us being expected to be the experts on all things Black in our newsrooms, and that also is not fair,” Nettles said. Tonia Hill, multimedia reporter at the TRiiBE, a digital platform working to reshape the narrative of Black Chicago, said there are barriers that Black journalists face trying to get into the field, such as unpaid internships and having the right connections.
“We really have to make sure we’re giving them their space and allowing them to bring their whole self to the newsroom and do their work,” Snowden said.
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