Resources

Find academic research that discusses problematic reporting and structural racism in the United States.

• Leaver’s Survey by Carla Murphy
• MIJE Case Study - Structural Racism 2020, by Brenda Payton
• Newsrooms begin to reflect on their roles in systemic racism, by Jean Marie Brown
• Rochester Case Study, by Jean Marie Brown

Find resources for reporting about COVID-19 from MIJE.

• Best Practices Series: Sexual Orientation and COVID-19
• Best Practices Series: Geography and COVID-19
• Best Practices Series: Religion and COVID-19
• Best Practices Series: Gender and COVID-19
• Best Practices Series: Generation and COVID-19
• Best Practices Series: Class and COVID-19
• Best Practices Series: Race and COVID-19
• False equivalency and crisis reporting
• The thread connecting outlets with massive growth from audiences of color

Find resources for reporting about COVID-19 from our partner organizations.

• Vaccine Education Toolkit from the National Association of Broadcasters

Examples of articles that appropriately address the Fault Lines of race, gender, generation, class, sexual orientation and geography.

Maynard Institute experts explain the proper methodology and terminology for creating news about COVID-19 and more with consideration of the Fault Lines.