The Press Forward Impact Report for 2018-2019

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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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"From Classroom to Newsroom: Learning Ethical Leadership" workshop in New York City, February 21, 2020

Join the University of Texas at Austin’s Moody College of Communication and The Press Forward for a workshop on learning, teaching and practicing ethical leadership in the newsroom and the announcement of a new curriculum on ethical leadership in news organizations.

UTNY Campus
28 W. 44th, 15th floor
February 21, 2020
10:00 am - 2:30 pm (Lunch provided)

Schedule of Events:

10:00-10:10 am: Welcome by Jay Bernhardt, Dean of the Moody College of Communication at the University of Texas at Austin

10:10-10:25 am: Keynote — Leadership is About the Future of News
Carolyn McGourty Supple, executive director of The Press Forward

10:25-11:15 am: What Journalists Need to Know About Leadership
Karen Pensiero, managing editor of The Wall Street Journal; Andrew Morse, executive vice president/general manager of CNN Worldwide; Chris Sheridan Wake Forest professor and media executive; and Kathleen McElroy, director of the UT School of Journalism

11:15-12:00 pm: The Challenges for News Organizations and Shaping Organizational Culture
Gloria Rivera, Press Forward/ABC News and UT Professors Jennifer Jones Barbour and Minette Drumwright

12:00-12:30 pm: Working Lunch

12:30-1:00 pm: The Challenges for Journalists (Especially Women)
Elisa Muñoz executive director for the International Women’s Media Foundation and UT Professor Gina Chen

1:00-1:30 pm: Leading Your Career with Ethics and Values
UT Professor Robert Prentice director of “Ethics Unwrapped”

1:30-2:15 pm: Conversation with Future Leaders about the Future
UT Professor Joe Cutbirth and Moody student leaders Brynna Boyd, Benjamin Cohen, Erin Eubanks and Graysen Golter

2:15-2:30 pm: Concluding Comments
Carolyn McGourty Supple, Kathleen McElroy, Minette Drumwright

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