Roundtables on Race:
Aug 06, 2021 |
Episode 6: Addressing the Past
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Episode 6: Addressing the Past
Season 1: Race and the News Media
Episode 6: Addressing the Past
In the Season One finale of “Roundtables on Race,” the Rev. Kathy Walker discusses news outlets that are examining their past and future, especially around race-related news coverage. She is joined by two guests who are leaders in organizations that are proving to be leaders themselves in addressing past actions: Dave DeWitt, feature news editor for WUNC, North Carolina Public Radio and NPR affiliate in the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill area, co-host of the podcast “Tested,” and member of WUNC’s Inclusion Diversity Equity Accountability (I.D.E.A.) committee; and Sewell Chan, editorial board chair and editorial page editor for the Los Angeles Times, and soon-to-be editor in chief for the Texas Tribune.
Episode 6: Addressing the Past
In the Season One finale of “Roundtables on Race,” the Rev. Kathy Walker discusses news outlets that are examining their past and future, especially around race-related news coverage. She is joined by two guests who are leaders in organizations that are proving to be leaders themselves in addressing past actions: Dave DeWitt, feature news editor for WUNC, North Carolina Public Radio and NPR affiliate in the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill area, co-host of the podcast “Tested,” and member of WUNC’s Inclusion Diversity Equity Accountability (I.D.E.A.) committee; and Sewell Chan, editorial board chair and editorial page editor for the Los Angeles Times, and soon-to-be editor in chief for the Texas Tribune.
