The Press Forward Impact Report for 2018-2019

RT @newsalliance: Covering a protest? Know your rights https://t.co/lUTRa9pTMU

"...in a number of incidents, journalists were injured, harassed or arrested even after identifying themselves as reporters — a blatant violation of constitutional protections and long-standing ground rules..." @farhip https://t.co/sam8N27bGl

RT @sarasidnerCNN: I could feel #GeorgeFloyd’s family’s severing pain through my earbuds after accidentally becoming the conduit between th…

RT @soljourno: One of the primary demands of the protest wave sweeping the country is a reduced reliance on policing to address crime and i…

In covering protests, research shows "it is imperative that journalists do not resort to shallow framing narratives that deny significant and consistent space to air the afflicted’s concerns while also comforting the very comfortable status quo.” https://t.co/AgGGhVK5c7

Thank you for this piece @SpeakPatrice. Please check out this report, with specific data surrounding journalists of color in the pipeline to leadership in news. andhttps://www.mckinsey.com/industries/technology-media-and-telecommunications/our-insights/shattering-the-glass-screen

"We are celebrated for our contributions during heritage months and given leadership positions in employee resource groups. But we are still glaringly underrepresented in management roles." https://t.co/TlmKFBC2hw

We agree @PostBaron. Our love for the press is what inspired @ThePressForward. How can the press hold the powerful to account if they abuse their power behind the scenes? How can they be a voice to the voiceless, when the most vulnerable in the newsroom don't have a voice? https://t.co/aRrP6t03Nx

RT @JBerdahl: Study: African-American women have experienced an increased relative risk of sexual harassment over time; economic threat (u…

RT @DorothyBGilliam: In 1961, I became the 1st Black woman hired at the @washingtonpost. The amount of racism & prejudice I dealt with woul…

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