news diversification
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Diversity
A Group Left Behind: Disability Faces Unequal, Inaccurate Representation in Media
Marcella Genut, the content coordinator for Extra Special People Inc., spoke about her experiences as both a storyteller and a consumer of stories through her perspective of having a disability. She points out the inconsistencies, disparities and negative portrayals of disability in entertainment media, explaining how most shows and movies…
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Doing Journalism
The Lead: Sue Ellen Christian on Media Literacy
If you told me a year ago that I’d be hosting a podcast about journalism in the middle of a pandemic, I would have called you crazy. But this seems to be the year of crazy, right? Open any news app and read the headlines from the past six months.…