One project bridges the gap between English and Spanish versions of stories, the other gets the word out about translated local news summaries. more

Report for America has announced that applications are now open for news organizations interested in partnering to host emerging and experienced journalists in their newsrooms for up to three years, beginning next summer. more

ABC10’s Race and Culture team works to serve people who have been historically overlooked or underrepresented in the news. more

The City of Dallas has approved a $170,988 grant to help fund renovations and construction costs for the headquarters of Black-owned and operated newspaper The Dallas Examiner. more

When the media fails to sufficiently and accurately report on issues affecting a marginalized community, who does it harm? Everyone, says Kae Petrin, co-founding member of the Trans Journalists Association. more

A new project from a Florida reporter allows critical supportive information to be shared with editors and newsroom colleagues through email. more

Nebraska’s oldest African-American owned newspaper has a new owner. more

The Scripps Howard Fund is supporting placement of eight interns — college journalism students or 2023 graduates — at nonprofit newsrooms that are members of the INN Network. All of the newsrooms are actively engaged in INN’s Rural News Network, which provides collaborative reporting from and for rural America.  more

The statement reaffirms IRE’s commitment to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment at all its events and meetings.  more

Bloomberg New Voices announced the launch of a new cohort of media training for Black executives with an event at the National Museum of African American History and Culture on Thursday. more

Here’s an idea to steal and adapt: If you want to easily gauge your audience and facilitate immediate responses and manage your relationship with your audience, use a two-way text messaging program. more

Anissa Durham of The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint sent interview requests to about a dozen Black reporters at white-owned outlets asking if they could talk to her about how supported they feel in their newsroom. One reporter after another declined to comment on the record. All of them said they were afraid of retaliation in their newsroom. Except one. more

NPR's Eric Deggans speaks with media tycoon Byron Allen about the future of Black ownership in American media. more

The national firestorm that ignited last week over a Sonoma County transgender student-athlete is bullying, plain and simple, says Richard A. Green, executive editor of The Press Democrat in Santa Rosa, California. more

Here’s how Mother Jones is fighting the trend — and how other outlets can too. more

Here’s an idea to steal and adapt: Understand your opportunities for audience growth through research, experimentation and listening. Change your reporting process to focus more on making news for and with local Black communities instead of just about them. At the same time, grow awareness through marketing and outreach, and leverage partnerships to expand your reach and understanding as well as to build trust. more

Here’s an idea to steal and adapt: Use several approaches, including audience roundtables, mobile newsrooms and source audits, to rebuild trust and engage with the Black community, whose achievements have often been ignored or downplayed by local news organizations. more

A majority of U.S. workers say focusing on DEI at work is a good thing, but relatively small shares place great importance on diversity in their own workplace. more

The new talent incubator program will empower emerging journalists with business news reporting skills while promoting newsroom diversity. more

New research highlights the challenges and opportunities facing these important voices in the state’s media landscape. more