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Dismantling Systemic Racism in News

February 1, 2024 Martin Reynolds

Read an insightful excerpt from Martin Reynolds, co-executive director of the Maynard Institute for Journalism Education, reflecting on the profound impact of George Floyd’s killing on his perspective as a journalist and a Black man.

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Rethinking Youth Violence: Separating Fact from Fiction in Amid Growing Concerns

August 29, 2023 Prism Reports

A so-called “surge in violence” by teens is leading cities to crack down, but youth advocates say they’re going about it the wrong way

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Violence in Oakland: ‘We Can Fix This’

December 8, 2021 Debora Gordon

There is a maxim in journalism, “If it bleeds, it leads,” and there have been seemingly endless stories of violence both far and near. Here in Oakland, there is a seeming daily litany of violence

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Oakland Voices trains people who live, work, play, and pray in Oakland to tell authentic local news stories about their communities, and we publish your work on our platforms. Established in 2010 as a project of the Oakland Tribune, Oakland Voices is a program of the Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education, a nonprofit dedicated to dismantling systemic racism in news and building institutions of belonging. Maynard Institute is a registered 501(c)(3). EIN: 94-2427279. Donate to support local news.
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