How Racism and Sexism Killed Traditional Media: Why the Future of Journalism Depends on Women and People of Color (Racism in American Institutions)

An evaluative examination that challenges the media to rise above the systematic racism and sexism that persists across all channels, despite efforts to integrate.

• Gives a thorough background on the history of minority-produced media

• Highlights ideas for improving hiring practices and coverage for minorities

• Identifies the growing number of news consumers who are people of color

• Provides a chronology of diversity efforts in legacy newsrooms

• Includes material derived from interviews with experts like Dori J. Maynard with the Maynard Institute for Journalism Education and veteran journalists like Ellis Cose and Danyel Smith