Maynard Forum

How to Use Twitter to Go Beyond Your Fault Lines

We often talk to journalists about ways to use Twitter and social media to broaden their understanding and awareness of a wide spectrum of communities. In this article, reprinted with permission, Sarah Milstein talks about the insights gained by listening in on Twitter conversations and provides specific tips on how to go about filling your feed with new voices and new perspectives. The original article can be found here:  "Can Twitter Make White People Less Racist?"  - MIJE Staff

 
  

  

    


  
  	    

      DFM's Steve Buttry talks diversity 
    

  
  
      

      
          

  
  

	      

    

            

                    Thursday, February 14, 2013        

        




In 2012, Digital First announced that it was undertaking several companywide diversity initiatives, including working with the Maynard Institute for Journalism Education to create a program that allows all Digital First employees to go through Fault Lines, Maynard’s diversity program. 

This comes as overall efforts at newsroom diversity are falling short. Diversity has taken a disproportionate hit as news organizations tried to find a foothold in a rapidly changing technological and business environment.
     


    
 


 

  

  

    


  
  	    

      Intimidation's Devastating Effects
    

  
  
      

      
          

  
  

	      
Scott JohnsonPart of our mission is to help the media tell different stories. Here is an a example, written by reporter Scott Johnson, whose work can be seen on Oakland Effect, an 18-month investigative reporting project funded by The California Endowment and run in partnership with The Oakland Tribune. -MIJE Staff
     


    
 


 

  

  

    


  
  	    

      Entrepreneurs in the Know: Kelly Virella, Dominion of New York, Editor
    

  
  
      

      
          

  
  

	      
This is the first in a series of conversations we'll be having with entrepreneurs of color. We will discuss their accomplishments, lessons  learned, and advice for budding entrepreneurs. If you have suggestions  for people people you'd like to read about and learn from, please  contact us at features@mije.org

First up, Kelly Virella! She is the 2011 recipient of a UNITY NewU entrepreneur fellowship and founder of Dominion of New York.  -MIJE Staff
     


    
 


 

  

  

    


  
  	    

      Social Media 101 with Mediabistro
    

  
  
      

      
          

  
  

	      

    

            

                    Thursday, January 3, 2013        

        




Do you know someone who needs basic training on how to set up and use a Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn profile? We can help. Join us for Social Media 101, an online conference and workshop starting January 17.
     


    
 


 

  

  

    


  
  	    

      For Diversity Champion Wanda Lloyd, the Challenges Haven’t Changed
    

  
  
      

      
          

  
  

	      
As news organizations tried to find a foothold within a rapidly changing technological and business environment, newsrooms downsized and diversity efforts took a disproportionate hit.


There were 7,400 journalists of color according to the 2006 American Society of News Editors census of daily newspapers. By the 2012 census there were 5,000.
     


    
 


 

  

  

    


  
  	    

      The Deal, the Mess, and a Look Ahead
    

  
  
      

      
          

  
  

	      
Even as the media has been focused on the fiscal cliff, little coverage has been spent looking at the ramifications for Native Americans. MIJE board chair Mark Trahant looks at newly passed deal with an eye for it means for everyone, including those in Indian Country. - MIJE Staff


By Mark Trahant

For Indian Country the deal is important for several reasons. First, it puts off the sequester until March. That will give agencies, tribes and individuals, time to prepare. The odds are that every federally-funded program will have to shrink and that federal employees will be looking at some kind of furlough in 2013. The deal also keeps  the Special Diabetes Program for Indians going at its current funding level.
     


    
 


 

  

  

    


  
  	    

      Could Newtown Be for Gun Control What Birmingham Was for Civil Rights?
    

  
  
      

      
          

  
  

	      

    

            

                    Thursday, December 20, 2012        

        




It seems only realistic to despair that we will ever change America’s stance on guns. Still, let me tell you about Gene Patterson and a column he wrote called “A Flower for the Graves.”


Gene was editor of the Atlanta Constitution from 1960 to 1968, and he chronicled those turbulent years in a daily column.  A Georgia farm boy, a Southern liberal, he ached at the cruelty that defined his time and place, and he sought in vain to hasten its end.


Then came the Birmingham bombing.
     


    
 


 

  

  

    


  
  	    

      If Only Mitt Romney Had Read My Book Before Talking About Obama's "Gifts" to Certain Voters
    

  
  
      

      
          

  
  

	      

    

            

                    Thursday, December 13, 2012        

        




Eric DeggansTampa Bay Times TV/Media Critic Eric Deggans recently published Race-Baiter: How the Media Wields Dangerous Words to Divide a Nation. Here is his take on media, race and the election. 
     


    
 


 

  

  

    


  
  	    

      Maynard Media Academy Now Accepting Applications
    

  
  
      

      
          

  
  

	      
Nobody was born a successful media titan. They developed a set of skills that allowed them to succeed.


Do you want to learn the critical thinking skills necessary to build a successful enterprise? Do you want to learn how to properly assess the business climate and to negotiate better deals?


"The skills I learned during Maynard's Media Academy without a doubt led to my becoming the editor of The Oakland Tribune. The tools I acquired were essential to taking the next step in my career and have continued to serve me as I embarked on this new, innovative position. It was like getting a mini-MBA,” said Martin Reynolds, Senior Editor of Community Engagement, Bay Area News Group.