For Organizations - The Maynard Institute for Journalism Education

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are more than buzzwords. They are the foundation of a healthy, vibrant, and representative society.

Progress only happens through intentional practices that foster a culture of belonging.

Belonging goes beyond representation. It is about having a meaningful voice and the power to shape the systems that affect our lives.

The Maynard Institute is a national engine for journalism transformation, community trust-building, and newsroom infrastructure development across Fault Lines.

Belonging means full participation: the ability to contribute and the right to hold institutions accountable.

Today, many newsrooms still struggle to create a culture where belonging is the norm, not the exception.

Yet newsrooms that can serve an increasingly diverse and polarized society will be the ones that endure.

Public trust is worn thin. Integrating genuine DEI practices into news organizations helps repair it. We’re here to help. Since 1977, the Maynard Institute has presented newsrooms with the tools to turn these values into action.

Our acclaimed training programs set up news organizations for success well into the future. We help strengthen workplace culture, rethink coverage, and develop leaders who reflect and understand the communities they serve.

Our Clients and Collaborators

Organizations who have utilized the Maynard Institute Fault Lines® Culture Shift Training Program and other collaborating organizations and newsrooms.

What our participants say

Fault Lines has been invaluable in helping our newsroom have more honest and direct conversations on topics that can be fraught if people don’t share a common understanding and vernacular. The training has helped us to think with much more sophistication about the framing of our coverage, and how to communicate explicitly with our readers about issues around Fault Lines. Journalism conceived and executed with attention to Fault Lines is journalism that better connects with the community and empowers people to act.

Joel Christopher, Executive Editor – Knox News / Knoxville News Sentinel

I think it’d be great to include (Fault Lines®) in the editorial workflow — after the breaking news, we can zoom in on the different Fault Lines®. It will help us to be more thorough with the impacts of the breaking news/headlines and it will also ensure we always have angles in the work. I’m also thinking about implementing it in my community engagement/source engagement as well so that I can surface more ideas from individuals from different groups.

Dow Jones MarketWatch Employee

We have done a fair amount of DEI work, but lacked a common framework. (Fault Lines®) will give us a tool to better integrate that DEI work.

WBHM-FM Manager