Bringing More Diversity to Newsrooms
Australia’s Media Has Been Too White for Too Long. This Is How to Bring More Diversity to Newsrooms
Janak Rogers, The Conversation, July 2020.
Sweatshop on SBS Voices
SBS Voices is an online platform devoted to contributing a raft of diverse viewpoints on national and international conversations. As part of that commitment, they entered into a formal partnership with Sweatshop in 2018 to support our ever-growing ensemble of writers. Sweatshop provides editorial support and mentoring for each writer in the lead up to publication on the site.
A Cultural Reckoning about How Black Stories Are Told
The Black Lives Matter Movement Has Provoked a Cultural Reckoning about How Black Stories Are Told
Amy Thomas, Andrew Jakubowicz, Anne Maree Payne, and Heidi Norman, The Conversation, November 2020.
News Outlets Fail Migrant Communities
Australian News Outlets Fail Migrant Communities. Here’s What Needs to Happen
Mary Tran, Screenhub Australia, October 2020.
It Dampens the Conversation
“It Dampens the Conversation”: No More Excuses for Australian Media’s Lack of Diversity
Naaman Zhou, The Guardian, 28 June 2020.
We Will Disrupt Racism in Media
Strong 'blak' voices are deeply embedded in the media and are challenging the sector, on many fronts. Biased and discriminatory reporting will be powerfully challenged, on the streets and on our devices. By Karen Wyld, NITV. 16 January 2019.
Why “whitewashing” in the Australian media must end
Every few weeks, there's another 'whitewashing' scandal keeping people of colour firmly on the margins of society. It's no wonder public episodes of bigotry in our media are on repeat, writes Ruby Hamad, as Australia’s default is currently set to white. SBS online, August 2016.
Australia’s Media Have Systematically Thwarted Aboriginal Aspirations
Amy Thomas, Andrew Jakubowicz, and Heidi Norman, The Guardian, June 2020.
