RJI opens ONA22 with hands-on workshop exploring source diversity in journalism

RJI opens ONA22 with hands-on workshop exploring source diversity in journalism — organized by the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute on Sept. 21, 2022, this Professional Development listing is marked Online/Virtual; the report places the workshop on opening day of the Online News Association’s annual conference in downtown Los Angeles. Kimbap Media founder Emma Carew Grovum and RJI Senior Editor & Project Manager Will Lager explored challenges and solutions for more representative sourcing with journalism professionals; Chalkbeat’s Caroline Bauman and RJI Director of Innovation Kat Duncan introduced a tool co-developed by Chalkbeat and RJI to audit overrepresented and underrepresented voices in newsroom source lists. Grovum urged prioritizing source diversity, dropping less important work, newsroom-wide buy-in and individual responsibility, noting widespread nonparticipation in the News Leaders Association’s industry diversity survey earlier that year.

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