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Where is the coverage of caste discrimination in the U.S?

A Cisco lawsuit shines a light on a taboo topic for South Asians in the U.S: Caste.

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A birds-eye view of Oakland, CA.
Q&A: Bilingual reporting is a necessity

Azucena Rasilla on coverage gaps being filled by The Oaklandside and how critical it is to reach community where they are — in Spanish and English.

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Q&A: Language is not neutral

Alex Kapitan on falling in love with words and the ways newsrooms can not only use language to minimize harm, but also do more good.

A screencap of New York Times media columnist Ben Smith, a white man with close-cut brown hair in a suit, on MSNBC.
Q&A: Ben Smith doesn’t want to pick a side

Ben Smith on the tensions between those who control power at journalism institutions and those who do the work.

The logo at launch for the Trans Journalists Association — a purple trans symbol with the words Trans Journalists Association.
Q&A: Trans media workers make their own space

Oliver-Ash Kleine on why the Trans Journalists Association needs to exist and how it’s already making a difference. 

Filipino protesters hold up signs that read (left to right) Junk Terror Bill and Duterrorista. The latter poster has art of Rodrigo Duterte with devil horns.
Filipino Americans are watching the Philippines. Why isn’t American media?
The logo for The Diversity Style Guide, which has a microphone icon, radio icon, camera icon, and notepad icon next to the words The Diversity Style Guide.
Q&A: Who created the Diversity Style Guide?

A conversation with the editor of the Diversity Style Guide, Rachele Kanigel, chair of the journalism department at San Fransisco State University.

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Q&A: Erin B. Logan on the Capital B Black