When journalists fail to recognize the humanity in the people and community they purport to serve, it creates a detached and useless press.
This leads to harmful complicity. here's a thread:
journalists rarely talk about how we find our sources. much of it is ego — you think you get good stories because *you’re* good.
it means we don’t hear about the exploitative way many demand access to poor, non white people during crises.
new for @CJR:
https://t.co/EUqwUgkbw4
Latest by me:
Always a privilege to share stories from the Little Saigon community that has shaped who I am as a person & journalist. https://t.co/YJhHDqoHXA
Also, while we're on the topic of Latinos in newsrooms ,,, stop treating them like translators 🙃 we are journalists 🙃 editors 🙃 with skills 🙃
Treat them as your reporting equal. If the story couldn't have been done without them, give them a byline 🙃
#somosLAT
The black community needs our help. They have been unheard for far too long. Open your ears, listen, and speak. This isn’t politics. This is human rights.