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Speaking of Diversity
Commentary Simple proposition: To attract, retain diversity, newspapers must reflect it  08.02.06

Newsroom diversity: A matter of challenge, not discouragement
Commentary Retired editor John Quinn writes that the Chips Quinn Scholars program and other programs like it are leading the way to the Founding Fathers’ intent of “We the People.”  04.25.06

Newsroom diversity: A matter of challenge, not discouragement
Commentary Retired editor John Quinn writes that the Chips Quinn Scholars program and other programs like it are leading the way to the Founding Fathers’ intent of “We the People.”  04.25.06

'Dear Diary'
Commentary Diversity Institute Fellows are spending their 11th week working at The Tennessean.  04.18.06

Farewell to an American hero
Commentary Longtime journalist and former fellow Frank Aukofer pays tribute to William Lawrence, his co-author on media-military study.  01.17.06

Fulfilling and meaningful work
Commentary “The health and future of our society depends on how well and how courageously we do our jobs, fighting for the free flow of news and information and exposing the truth,” said Jack Marsh, executive director of the Al Neuharth Media Center, in accepting the South Dakota Newspaper Association’s 2005 Distinguished Achievement Award.  05.19.05

View from Crazy Horse mountain
Commentary Margaret Holt, senior editor at the Chicago Tribune, found her experience as a mentor at the Native American Newspaper Career Conference to be valuable both personally and professionally.  05.18.05

Newspapers’ recruiting message should focus on challenge, career security
Commentary Dr. Lee Becker, author of the Annual Surveys of Journalism & Mass Communication, says newspapers have opportunities to recruit young journalists of color — opportunities editors haven't yet taken advantage of.  01.04.05

Award winner: It always has been about giving opportunity
Commentary McGruder award winner Bennie Ivory says, 'When you live it, breathe it and experience it, you realize how important it is.'  10.20.04

Leading by example
Commentary Diversity leadership award winner Susan Ihne says, 'You have to set the standards and expectations, then measure them and hold people accountable.'  09.30.04

Your belief in us has helped us believe in ourselves
Commentary Elwin Green, a fellow in the sixth session of the Diversity Institute, spoke on behalf of his classmates at the group’s Aug. 27, 2004, graduation. Green, a former tax-return specialist and marketing representative, has since joined the Pittsburg Post-Gazette as a business writer.  09.14.04

Gender equity elusive, surveys show
Commentary In an analysis of journalism-school enrollment and newspaper employment for the Freedom Forum, Dr. Lee Becker of the University of Georgia outlines significant obstacles to gender equity in newspaper newsrooms.  12.15.03

Cynics, skeptics, free press, fair press
Commentary Al Neuharth gave this speech at the dedication of the Al Neuharth Media Center in South Dakota.  12.01.03

Broadcast journalist: Several news outlets prematurely reported FBI's description of wanted men
Commentary 'I couldn't fathom the utility of carrying a radio broadcast stating that there were 'five Arab men' at large, with their countries of origin, birth dates, names unconfirmed," writes broadcaster.  03.13.03

'With your lessons, and our voices, we are ready'
Commentary Graduation speech by Chuanpis Santilukka, representing second Diversity Institute class in 2002.  12.16.02

'Answering Questions that Matter'
Commentary Speech by John Maxwell Hamilton, dean of Louisiana State University's Manship School of Mass Communication, on receiving the 2003 Freedom Forum Journalism Administrator of the Year Award.  12.10.02

'A Discouraging Word'
Commentary Alfred Walking Bull writes on RezNet about being called an 'apple' — red on the outside, white on the inside.  11.19.02

Diversity efforts start with a plan, succeed with time, attention
Commentary Great Falls Tribune Editor Jim Strauss says, 'It is not our goal to be disproportionate. What we want is balance — a fundamental concept that staffers and readers both expect in their newspaper.'  11.06.02

'Al Neuharth's Greatest Lessons'
Commentary Remarks by Tom Curley, USA TODAY president and publisher, at University of South Dakota, Vermillion.  10.11.02

The pledge flap: Let's brush up our civics
Commentary Many of us need to relearn that respecting the flag means respecting the rights of others, even those with whom we deeply disagree.  07.03.02

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