Equity Lab

Best Practices

Don't Use 'Internment' to Describe Japanese American WWII Camps

'Incarceration' or 'imprisonment' are more accurate terms.
Best Practices

How Pacific Islanders Are Forgotten in AAPI Coverage

Pacific Islander stories are often missing in the news. Here’s how to fix that.
Best Practices

Build Your Own Personal ‘Board of Directors’

Journalism is hard. Here’s how you can create a career support system.
Best Practices

Why the Term ‘Asian American’ Often Isn’t Specific Enough

With dozens of languages and ethnicities, it’s time to rethink when to use the umbrella term ‘Asian American.’
Trends

Why Black Southern Accents Are Missing From Broadcast News

Broadcast jobs “want you to sound like Walter Cronkite, but in a Black female body."

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