Thread by @TauhidChappell

Everyone should read this thread.

Many news outlets are deeply unaware how much anger or distrust their literal *brand* carries.

And when journalists are expected to go into communities who *remember* GENERATIONS of harmful coverage we wonder why we can’t diversify readership

https://twitter.com/jeseniademoyac/status/1353024499730550784

But! We have the power to change this. In fact we know how to do it. There’s a lot of research already out there (oh hello, Kerner Commission from 50 years ago)

But it’s up to people in power (boardroom, TV general managers, publishers, Editors in Chief etc) to put $ behind it

& really it starts with media outlets publicly & transparently acknowledging all the harmful racist coverage that’s been produced that led to this division, & asking the public to hold them accountable as they work *in alignment with BIPOC communities* to repair this harm.

I’ve worked in TV and in newspapers from D.C. to Sacramento. These issues is all over, everywhere. TV (imo) is the most egregious and damaging. There’s a reckoning that’s long overdue in that sector of the media industry. The public remembers the harm.

And at the end of the day, this is an industry issue across the board. It’s the system that’s broken.

For those who don’t know the history of media harm, read @media2070’s media reparations for Black communities, & buy @juangon68 @JosephATorres’ book versobooks.com/books/1185-new…

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