Today’s unprecedented moment for women of color who’ve become key leaders in traditional and online media signals what many hope is a cultural shift in America’s newsrooms.
This transformation is reflected, for example, in a fast-tracked Latina editor heading newsroom development at the nation’s No. 1 newspaper. In a Black Pulitzer Prize winner being deputy publisher of the largest newspaper in the nation’s second most populous state. In a Native woman leading the oldest and largest news operation centering Indigenous communities in the United States and abroad.
As these women help chart a future for and boost the viability of American journalism, they are building a more diverse pipeline toward rank-and-file and C-suite positions alike. They are encouraging everyone — especially women — to bring their authentic selves, knowledge, experiences, and perspectives to the job.
Source: News Formal (newsformal.com)