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Good journalism needs diversity. It adds perspective and enriches publications, bringing different narratives and reflecting today's multicultural societies. The root of this issue lies in journalism schools. How are schools today working to enrich their student and faculty population?
In France, journalism schools have launched initiatives to recruit students from diverse backgrounds. According to Le Monde, the schools are often accused of only accepting "Sciences Po types," an elite university that forms French politicians.
However, for the past two years, French journalism schools have been making strides to improve access. Unlike in the U.S., where students are selected based on their resumé, the selection process in France is heavily dependent on entry tests. In 2009, The Bondy Blog, a website that focuses on reporting the stories of working class neighbourhoods, partnered with a journalism school based in Lille to offer a free preparatory course for students on scholarships. Of the 20 students admitted, 13 did well enough on the entry tests to be accepted to one of France's recognized journalism schools. [read more] |
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| VIP Renault Nissan Alliance |
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The Renault-Nissan Alliance’s commitment to gender parity and multiculturalism is setting new standards for the global automotive industry, according to company data released at this year’s Women’s Forum.
The Renault-Nissan Alliance was a premium partner of the 2011 Women’s Forum for the Economy and Society in Deauville, France. The annual gathering of international leaders aims to level the playing field for women in industry, academia, politics and society.
Among the findings that Renault and Nissan released during the Women’s Forum....
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| ETC global news briefs |
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United States
A new annual database has been developed by 2020 Women on Boards (WOB) to track diversity on the boards of the nation’s largest public companies. The 2020 Gender Diversity Index will be posted to www.2020wob.com in January 2012. The index measures a company’s progress in 4 categories: Winning ‘W’ companies (20%+); Very Close ‘V’ companies (11—19%); Token ‘T’ companies (1 woman) or Zero ‘Z’ companies (0 women). Visitors to the WOB site will be able to research the board diversity stats of various companies and congratulate those companies that have achieved or surpassed the 20% goal or encourage those companies that haven’t to do better. Current data reveals that 19% of Fortune1000 companies fall into the Z category....
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| MVP diversity champions |
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| Five people were named recipients of Excellence in Diversity Awards by the Ohio State University-Mansfield's Office of Multicultural Affairs. The 5 honorees are: Scopas Poggo, OSU-Mansfield associate professor of African and African-American studies; Monica Durham, project advisor for North Central State College; Cynthia Kyser, recent OSU-Mansfield graduate; and community members John Jordan and Wayne McDowell.....[ read more ] |
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POV Navigating the cafeteria
BY DONNA J. JODHAN |
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One of the more common challenges for a blind or sight impaired employee is the navigation of a cafeteria. In my time spent in a mainstream workplace, I often found that cafeterias gave me the biggest headaches. Even though I had sufficient vision to navigate my way among chairs and tables, there were other things to encounter. I would like to list just a few of the more common challenges that I faced. I will hasten to add however, that having had great managers who ensured that I had a good orientation to the company's cafeteria really helped.
The first challenge was for me to learn to navigate my way among the many chairs and tables. To this end it may not be a bad idea for a blind or sight impaired employee to have an orientation to the company's cafeteria. I generally dealt with this by learning my way... [ read more ] |
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