Special Edition

Ensuring your staff finds tangible ways to engage with the communities you serve is important in embedding sustainable DEIB systems in your newsroom, internally and externally.

Identifying that your newsroom needs an assessment like the Inclusion Index is the first step, but it’s fair to acknowledge how challenging it can be to recognize the pain points that need to be addressed — and how they even came to be.

Learn about our Inclusion Index approach to serving communities of color and implementing concrete, sustainable DEIB changes within and outside of the newsroom. API Director of Inclusion and Audience Growth Letrell Crittenden shares insights from his recent work with the Pittsburgh Inclusion Index cohort and solutions to try out in your own newsroom. 

Imposter syndrome is a systemic issue, which makes it a DEIB issue, which means it can largely feel out of our circle of influence.

When you effectively transfer authority through delegation, you’re communicating how much you value and trust someone.

Translate a message that is important to you in a way that echos what motivates someone else or what they are optimizing for 

Putting the onus on one person alone for your growth and success is never fair — you need co-collaborators and co-conspirators across generations, genders, racial identities and more.

Being intentional about how you create team culture with your small, low-stakes responses to daily tasks, conversations and pressure can shift team dynamics and help you be a more curious, empathetic and deliberate leader.

Each week, Sam Ragland will share a common leadership challenge and an exercise you can complete to help you navigate and overcome that challenge.