Resources: Black History Facts, People, and Journalism
Minorities in the Media: 1900-Present
An interactive timeline showcases the people and key events that shaped the media landscape of the United States in the past century.
Diversity Game
This online interactive game challenges players to diversify a typical newsroom, while testing their basic knowledge of cultures. You've just been appointed editor of a mid-size newspaper and the publisher has asked you to move aggressively to diversify newsroom staffing and the paper's content. Are you up for the challenge?
Diversity Guide
A listing of diversity training programs nationwide, from high school to professional levels. We need your input to make sure your training programs are included in the guide, which will be published Fall 2004.
Organizations
Links to journalism resource sites, media organizations, fellowships, and grant opportunities.
Industry Studies
Links to studies, surveys and statistics relevant to journalists of color.
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Twelve fellowships to attend the Maynard Institute’s Multimedia Editing Program are available to journalists from small and medium size publications. The fellowships are made possible by a three-year grant from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation. The Multimedia Editing Program runs from June 1 - July 10 at the Reynolds School of Journalism at the University of Nevada, Reno. The program will equip participants to help their news organizations strengthen the print product and build a robust online presence.
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Based on the late Robert C. Maynard's belief that the five fault lines of race, class, gender, generation and geography are the most enduring forces shaping lives, experiences and social tensions in this country, the Maynard Institute's Fault Lines framework helps journalists build a more diverse source list, have more voices in stories and determine which fault lines are at work in complex issues.
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Black History Month and Beyond documents and preserves the stories of those courageous African American journalists who broke into general circulation media during the turbulent 1960s and 1970s. [more...]







