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Articles by The Objective Staff

November 9, 2020

Can cable news find a new way to cover Election Night?

Plus: Unions keep fighting for parental leave, BBC journalists may no longer be allowed to attend marches, and “POC really flattens class experience, even amongst people who are nominally part of the same racial group.”

October 23, 2020

Keep your pants on, everyone (and quit defending the male journalists who don’t)

Plus: The SacBee wants those sweet, sweet clicks, the Dallas News Guild wins its vote to unionize, and “when bison merit 80% of the airtime afforded to Asian American history, it calls into question not only the leadership of public television but also who gets to tell these stories, and why.”

October 9, 2020

The Media 2070 project asks what media reparations would look like

Plus: The LA Times grapples with its racist history and journalists share the worst career advice they’ve received.

September 25, 2020

The fight over racism, sexism, and other misconduct in public radio isn’t going away

Plus: Unions at HuffPost, Wired, and the Dallas Morning News continue to fight for pay equity and recognition; how “objectivity” has played into immigration reporting; and a new Python script helps reporters keep diversity in style.

September 17, 2020

Are news companies already putting diversity pledges on the back burner?

Plus: Writers reveal problems at Chicago Magazine, and The Atlantic damages trust with transgender readers.

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