"“DEI work is more than simply increasing the visibility of perceived diversity. It is more than having different faces for the sake of social capital (or, worse, avoiding judgment or critique). We must be aware of the positions of power that we may occupy and use that influence to reduce or eliminate barriers in order to increase the presence of those who do not have the same privileges. We must pay attention to the voices we don’t currently hear, understand why we don’t hear them and provide spaces where they feel safe and able to own a stake in the discourse. We must be vulnerable and empathetic enough to know that — even if we did not directly cause the problems — we are still responsible for addressing them, even when it makes us uncomfortable to do so."
— Sergio Yanes, MJE, JEA Board Member 2021-2024
Sarah Nichols, MJE, recaps a 2021 NCTS presentation about empowering student voices and shares 37 examples from student media addressing inequalities in their communities.
Sarah Nichols, MJE, provides a review of "Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain" by Zaretta Hammond — which serves as a toolkit for culture and diversity independent learning.
Centering, Indigenous voices, accurately reporting on Indigenous communities and student media. It is important that all journalist are more about tribal nations and their peoples, and that they worked to amplify more vices from those communities.
LGBT History Month is a great time to consider how we cover LGBTQ+ experiences and history.
Kristin Taylor, MJE, Scholastic Press Rights director explores the importance of culturally responsive teaching by recommending the NPR Code Switch podcast as a valuable resource for educators to explore race, identity, and marginalized perspectives, aligning with JEA’s commitment to antiracist education.
Sergio Yanes, MJE, highlights the challenges women, particularly Latina journalists, face in the newsroom while sharing inspiring stories of perseverance from young journalists like Aryanna Lamas, who strives to break barriers in sports reporting and amplify diverse voices in media.
"Anti-racist Writing Workshop" book guides educators to create inclusive classroom environments.
Virtual summer, workshops and conferences provide affordable experiences for student journalists.
Veronica Holmes Purvis, MSM, CAE, emphasizes the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion in JEA’s leadership, operations, and culture, highlighting her commitment to integrating DEI into policies, programming and strategic initiatives to foster a more inclusive and collaborative community.
Professional journalists featured for Women's History Month inspiration.
In celebration and in remembrance, JEA presents three lessons on Black History and the media.
More than 50 years after the death of Martin Luther King Jr., his influence remains a legacy, The film "Hope and Fury" bridges, the impact of the Civil Rights movement and television news.
If you're looking for ways to include antiracist activities seamlessly into your journalism curriculum, Tolerance.org is a great place to start.
Louisa Avery, MJE, reflects on her staff’s process of creating and publishing a newsroom diversity statement, the challenges of maintaining accountability and the importance of setting regular goals to ensure the statement leads to meaningful change.
Adriana Chavira, MJE, reflects on the lack of Latino representation at national journalism conventions and in newsrooms, emphasizing the need to introduce students to journalism earlier and highlighting her efforts with NAHJ to create a high school journalism program that fosters diversity in the field.
Louisa Avery, MJE, Shares practices and resources to help give scholastic journalism students a better sense of bulging — which leads to more cohesive and diverse storytelling.
The JEA Spring 2022 Diversity Report highlights the organization's commitment to transparency, accountability, and continuous growth in DEI efforts, showcasing progress in awareness, representation, membership data collection, media coverage, and social engagement while identifying areas for further improvement, such as administrator representation, awards and leadership engagement.
Educators for Antiracism share a myriad of resources to help bring equity to your classroom.
Sergio Yanes, MJE, provides an in-depth exploration of JEA's "All In: National Diversity Audit" initiative to assess and improve DEI in scholastic journalism, revealing gaps in representation and policy while encouraging media programs to develop intentional DEI strategies, written commitments and ongoing evaluations to foster more inclusive student media environments.