By Julia Laude
The Color of Coverage panel, hosted at St. John Fisher College, brought six professionals in the communication field to discuss media reporting on under-represented communities.
The conversation, which was highlighted both on Twitter and in person, touched on many things including the necessity of diversifying newsrooms. “While America is ‘browning’, the media in this country is becoming more white,” Democract and Chronicle editorial page editor James Lawrence said.
The panelists also offered their views on other issues of concern with regard to race and news coverage, including which stories are covered, how they are covered, and mistrust of major media by people of color
The hashtag #ColorCov was used throughout the panel discussion allowing audience members to participate with each other and panel members.For about the conversation, check out some of the night’s tweets here.
More coverage, and another Twitter compilation, can be found on the Rochester Media Association’s website.
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