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Ft. Worth Star-Telegram
Niemen Foundation
The Harvard Business School

Sponsors
Hearst Company
Frank Blethen Foundation
New York Times Company

Donors:
Renette Anderson Jennifer Matts
Tony Baldwin Alysia Oglesby
Donna Bell Ade Olonoh
Brad Bennett Katie Oyan
Stella Bernardo Roxanna Pellin-Scott
Cal Blethen Marisa Porto
Risa Brim Barbara Raab
Toni Brothers Martin Reynolds
Chonjira "Gail" Choochan Nina Ritter
Julie Contreras Erik Rodriguez
Wilbert Curtis Ivette Sayan
John Dotson Janeen Scripp
Maria Douglas Reeve Andrea Smith
Hector Fadraga Marquita Smith
Phil Ferguson Mizell Stewart
Chuck Finnie Jan Stoeckle
Ardua Harris Darryl Swint
Christine Harris Antoinette Taylor-Thomas
Yvonne Hawkins Dave Thomas
Steven Ibanez Carole Thompson
Mary Irby-Jones Mark Trahant
Bruce Koon Diego Urrea
Warren Lerude Ed Villescas
Randy Lewis Stacie Walker
Eric Luchini Kierra Young
Julie Lynem Liz Zavala
Osmin Martinez


Funders:
Ford Foundation
Reynolds Foundation
Tribune Foundation
Knight Foundation
New York Times
Philip Graham Fund
Newhouse Foundation


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Much of today's media coverage breaks the country into black and white, North and South, male and female. Doing so fails to capture the complexity of American life that journalists need to portray.

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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Media Academy
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History Project
Stories of the African American journalists who broke into media during the '60s and '70s.
Caldwell Journals
An account of the pioneers who broke the color barrier in America's newspapers
Ed Bradley
View video from his interview as part of the Black Journalists Movement Project