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Friday, June 19, 2020
What We’re Reading
Nieman Reports / Charlotte Alfred
Refugee journalists bring access to stories that would otherwise be missed →
“In Europe, which saw the arrival of one million people fleeing war and destitution in 2015, refugee journalists, frequently working in tandem with native-born journalists, are breaking stories that might otherwise have been missed. Nonprofits have sprung up to help train exiled reporters, publish their work, and foster relationships with native-speaking journalists and mainstream media outlets.”
The Washington Post
The Washington Post announces more than a dozen newsroom positions to be focused on race →
One of the new roles, a managing editor for diversity and inclusion, is “a senior leadership position with responsibilities such as convening regular coverage discussions focused on race and identity and the identification and recruitment of candidates.”