[Wamvan] Race Forward guidelines for media discussions of race and racism

[Joanna Chiu]

Hi, here is link to Race Forward's Race Reporting Guide -- available for
download at http://raceforward.org/reporting-guide
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The guide provides context and guidelines to inform reporting and language,
and to encourage more conversation and understanding around race and
racism.

It provides a resource on story-development, experts available, and talking
about race in the media.

Disclaimer: I haven't read the guide in full yet, just summarized a blurb
above to use as an intro. Let us know if you have any feedback about this
guide that we can pass on to the authors from WAM!Van.

Joanna

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Media Contact:

media at raceforward.org


Race Forward Releases Race Reporting Guide
Tool Serves Journalists and Thought Leaders in Discussions of Race and
Racism


July 2, 2015 (New York, NY) – Race Forward: The Center for Racial Justice
Innovation is excited to announce its new Race Reporting Guide
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an accessible and concise tool for journalists and thought leaders in the
United States discussing about race, racism, and racial justice in the
media. Race Forward’s Race Reporting Guide aims to provide critical support
for the use of responsible language and story framing that reflects ethical
and rigorous journalistic standards and affirms the dignity and human
rights of people of all races.

“Recent events demonstrate it is necessary to address racial bias. In
our Moving
the Race Conversation Forward
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report,
we found that most media coverage is not ‘systemically aware.’ This guide
is another tool to help us reframe our conversations on race,” said Race
Forward President Rinku Sen.

“Our Race Reporting Guide was met with great excitement when we released it
at the 2015 Allied Media Conference,” said Senior Communications Manager
Rebekah Spicuglia. “We invite journalists and media-makers to consider Race
Forward a resource in story-development, experts available, and talking
about race in the media.”

The purpose of the Race Reporting Guide
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is
to provide important context and guidelines to inform reporting and
language, and to encourage more conversation and understanding around race
and racism. The guide includes:

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   Guidelines for covering key issues with a racial lens
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   Reporting on specific racial and ethnic groups
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   Harmful racial discourse practices to avoid
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   Key terms and concepts
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   Online resources


Race Forward’s Race Reporting Guide will be regularly updated and is
available for download at https://www.raceforward.org/reporting-guide
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For more information, please contact media at raceforward.org.

ABOUT: Race Forward advances racial justice through research, media and
practice. Founded in 1981, Race Forward brings systemic analysis and an
innovative approach to complex race issues to help people take effective
action toward racial equity. Race Forward publishes the daily news site
Colorlines and presents Facing Race, the country’s largest multiracial
conference on racial justice.

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