Media Highlights

Los Angeles Times
Amanda Gorman brings the representation debate to the small world of book translation
March 22, 2021

The Los Angeles Times quoted Miki Turner on moves towards diversity in the literary translation field. “A lot of people are very hopeful for the future of diversity efforts like these," she said. "I’m still in the wait-and-see-box.”

Los Angeles Times
Is it inevitable that a prominent Democrat will challenge Newsom in the recall?
March 22, 2021

The Los Angeles Times quoted Dan Schnur on the likelihood that California Gov. Gavin Newsom will face a Democratic challenger in his recall election. “Having another Democrat in the race takes away from Newsom’s strongest talking point — that it’s all a partisan exercise,” he said.

KABC-TV
California Dreaming: Cultural diversity — one of the Golden State's greatest assets
March 22, 2021

ABC News Los Angeles affiliate KABC-TV featured Roberto Suro on the importance of cultural diversity in California. "Right now, we're engaged in a phenomenal experiment of trying to see how a very diverse, very complex society creates a 21st-century economy that has some equality to it," he said.

Associated Press
For television, NFL deal is likely a matter of survival
March 22, 2021

The Associated Press quoted Daniel Durbin on the value of a new NFL deal for the major television networks. “I think the networks are still deluding themselves,” Durbin said. “I don’t think they want to believe that the NFL is in any kind of eclipse.”

DigiLabour
Hacking diversity in tech
March 20, 2021

Christina Dunbar-Hester wrote an article for DigiLabour on the themes she explores in her new book, Hacking Diversity.

Washington Post
Oscar nominees are more diverse than ever. And that raises more questions about numbers and nuance.
March 19, 2021

The Washington Post cited research from the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative on the still-low number of women and Black filmmakers in Hollywood.

Teen Vogue
Meet the Navajo Nation skateboarder going viral on TikTok
March 18, 2021

Teen Vogue featured Neftalie Williams on how skateboarding can help build community among different types of people. "There is a lot of intergenerational communication happening," he said. "That means there's a shared knowledge."

Nieman Lab
It’s time to reimagine the role of a public editor, starting at The New York Times
March 17, 2021

In an article for Nieman Lab, Mike Ananny wrote that "public editors must speak a new language of platform ethics that is part professional journalism, part technology design, all public values.”

MSNBC
Trump's lie about Chinese election interference is debunked. Its effects still linger.
March 17, 2021

MSNBC featured a column by Marc Ambinder on former President Trump's claims that China interfered with the 2020 election. "Trump politicized intelligence at a cost to our national security and at a significant cost to the bodies, minds and lives of Asian Americans," he wrote. "Add that to his legacy."

CBS News
Keep an eye on these 4 companies and their diversity efforts
March 12, 2021

CBS News cited research from the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative on diversity in Netflix's movies and TV shows.

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