Truth & Transformation: Changing Racial Narratives
@TruthRacial
Truth and Transformation: Changing Racial Narratives in Media aims to expand the narrative of Indigenous communities and communities of color in Minnesota media
A media survey conducted by the @WilderFdtn provides a benchmark of how Minn. journalists are covering racial narratives. The research informed the @truthracial conference and is a starting point for local newsrooms to make big changes. #NarrativeChangeMN
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“We have been viewed as thugs, criminals, monsters and even animals,” Individuals with Dreams said in their performance at @TruthRacial conference. The men are really photographers, entrepreneurs, educators, mechanics and storytellers. https://t.co/QGY04WnBwz #NarrativeChangeMN
Did you know you can listen to local radio in Spanish, Hmong, Somali, Ojibwe, Haitian Creole and English? Tune into @KRSMradio on 98.9 FM powered by @pucmn. We profiled the station for our coverage for the @TruthRacial conference. #NarrativeChangeMN https://t.co/XHnLuuinTO
Media makers need to engage communities as true partners in effecting changing while co-creating practical tools for media professionals to use in assessing their work. #NarrativeChangeMN
Representatives from @MPR and @MPRnews are committing to covering stories differently. Specific examples? Taking out the phrase “gang-related” when it comes to crime. #NarrativeChangeMN
"Too often when you’re told no, you let it go," @TrahantReports told @TruthRacial attendees. He says to get creative and go around barriers. Follow the meaningful news @IndianCountry is producing with a mobile user in mind. #NarrativeChangeMN
Attendees of @TruthRacial got an inspirational message from the brilliant @Maria_Hinojosa who is doing groundbreaking work from @LatinoUSA and not shying away from tough reporting. Her keynote ended with a standing ovation. #NarrativeChangeMN
How can we listen without bias to how community members understand the problems, stakes and solutions in inaccurate narratives about race in MN? #NarrativeChangeMN
Communities impacted by problematic or inaccurate narratives about race in the media know what needs to change, so how can media support community solutions to enact that? #NarrativeChangeMN
Up next: Participants will gather in story circles to build skills around deep listening as they eavesdrop on diverse and intergenerational group of individuals discussing what change can - and should - look like. #NarrativeChangeMN