Beyond the Newsroom
Crystal and Renata walked into a newsroom and immediately wanted to paint it. Now, we don't have to. We're living the dream and out on our own. We're bringing you inspiring conversations devoted to disruptors redefining how journalism is done. We're talking to people who are running their own bureaus, launching their own shows, and establishing their own journalism models. We're talking to people dreaming up the future of the news industry.
Beyond the Newsroom
FYI, The Black-Owned Newsroom Has Been Here
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Renata Sago and Crystal Chavez
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Season 1
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Episode 8
Black Lives Matter protests across the country have prompted what’s being called a “racial reckoning” within majority-white newsrooms. Black journalists working within these spaces are speaking openly about the systemic racism they have experienced. Beyond the mainstream, though, black-owned newspapers and broadcasters have been the voice of the community for decades, out of necessity. In this episode, we head to Tulsa, Oklahoma to speak with one of the first black family-owned papers in the United States about how it is trying to innovate.