Headline-making missteps put focus on newsroom diversity
In electronic media, 12 percent of broadcast journalists are black, similar to the national population figure of 13 percent. It's not only insulting to me, but to black journalists around the country.A failure to include journalists of many different backgrounds means missing stories. Hardy, who just left a job in Greenville, S.C., said that without black journalists there, stories about gentrified neighborhoods would have gone untold. The sweep of national protests following the death of George Floyd has news leaders talking to their staffs about how the story affects them. An internal outcry over the essay wasn't apparent until a number of black journalists tweeted that Cotton's argument in favor of using federal troops to quell violence made them feel unsafe, and others throughout the newsroom supported them.
Getting Results Award winner: Habitat for Humanity volunteer
ORLANDO, Fla. โ Habitat for Humanity volunteer, Marshall Dancy, is this week's Getting Results Award winner. And for Dancy that's a good thing. "He's been working for Habitat for a long time and he's amazing how he gets the stuff done." Jenifer Gallagher, senior director of Resource Development for Habitat for Humanity Orlando, says Dancy stands out as a leader and embodies the volunteering spirit. They could be the next "Getting Results Award" winner.