Culture & Inclusion

We know the numbers about newsroom diversity aren’t shifting in the direction we want them to. We’ve seen reports and studies that profess change, but [...]

Medicine came to the realization some years ago: Being a good doctor requires more than knowing science. The best doctors also understand their patients. As [...]

Here are some tips for reporters, photojournalists and videographers on how to incorporate empathy in your work: Spend time researching an unfamiliar community before you [...]

Empathetic journalism can build bridges to communities, but without lasting changes in coverage, an act of empathy can become another instance of parachute journalism. This [...]

Empathy should be a newsroom-wide value, but it starts with reporters because they deal with people in the community every day. No matter a reporter’s [...]

Contentious stories and clickbait headlines are more than just annoying. They’re a barrier to a civil discussion of facts, they tend to increase partisanship, and [...]

Three years after Miami elected its first Latino mayor, the Miami Herald launched a Spanish-language insert in an effort to attract the influx of Cuban [...]

News media can thank Silicon Valley for the collaboration mindset that imbues newsroom redesigns. Modern workplaces celebrate problem-solving teamwork, from the adoption of open floor [...]

“We​ ​wanted​ ​more​ ​light​ ​and​ ​less​ ​vermin.” Executive​ ​Editor​ ​David​ ​Shribman​ ​was​ ​blunt​ ​about​ ​why​ ​he needed​ ​to​ ​move his staff out of​ ​the​ ​historic​ [...]

Recommended readings on workplace design The architectural firm Gensler has created a division focused entirely on designing workspaces for media organizations. Its past clients include [...]