Emma Carew Grovum

Journalist. Baker. Artist. Cook. Lover of pandas. Enthusiasm for the places where great journalism and new technology collide, diversity in the media, excellent bagels, the Star Wars film trilogy, Korean barbecue and walking the fine line between coffee and tea. Also found behind the curtain of The Journalism Diversity Project. ***** Oh, and my last name? It's Carew (space) Grovum. Both names or it's wrong -- the same kind of wrong as misgendering or spelling my first name "Emily" or "Elizabeth." Emails/packages/love letters/hate mail should therefore be addressed to Ms./Mrs. Carew Grovum.

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What to know when choosing your membership tech stack — The Membership Puzzle Project

Getting the tech stack right can be a daunting challenge for member-driven newsrooms who don’t have an in-house technologist. Media consultant Emma Carew Grovum lays out key considerations when trying to choose the right tools for managing your membership program.

This idea of how to connect the dots between pieces of the tech stack has been bouncing around in the back of my brain for a while now. Glad to apply the membership lens and have it presented as a webinar, then adapted for this piece. 

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Coronavirus has changed how we all work this year. 2020 was not the year anyone expected it to be. 

In spite of that, these public media fellows all rose to the occasion and led through the crisis. I was proud to “graduate” them over a Zoom call, hoping we can gather again as a large group some day in the future. 

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Soft-launching my new brand for the consulting business: Kimbap Media. More to come!

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Thrilled to have my work recognized by my j-school and wonderful company to be among.

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Thank you Marie Gilot for this awesome photo of me doing what I love best: evangelizing to journalists and newsroom folks about product thinking. 

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How to Start Taking Digital Security More Seriously

Any journalist can be a target, no matter their role. It's time to take more steps toward security.

My latest for source: why journalists need to take digital security more seriously.

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Thank you Wasim Ahmad for this great action shot of my talk with the Chips Quinn Scholars. I’ve been teaching “social media as a reporting tool” for several years now, and working with the students is one of the highlights of my year! 

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I couldn’t be more proud to be heading back to Nashville this week to help coach a new cohort of Chips Quinn Scholars. This year, I’ll be working with half the class all summer, helping them to achieve success in their various internship placements across the country. 

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How to Be an Ally in the Newsroom

Anyone can be a better ally to their marginalized colleagues, starting right now.

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Last week, I was fortunate to join the leadership team of the IWMF’s Gwen Ifill Mentorship Program as we kicked off a yearlong program for 17 fellows. These brilliant women of color journalists from around the country will be matched with mentors and work toward their goals together.

Special thanks to Doug Mitchell, aka Padrino, my longtime mentor for bringing me onto the team and allowing me to work on such a special program.

The International Women’s Media Foundation is pleased to announce it has selected seventeen fellows from across the United States to form

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Product Management for Newsroom Leaders

Super excited for my next teaching opportunity: bringing the product management world to newsroom leaders through an online course via the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas. Check it out, join us, we begin class on April 29th!

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I had the pleasure of returning to Poynter as a guest faculty member for the spring Cohort. These amazing women will soon be leading your local, national and international newsrooms. The future will be bright and well-organized in their hands!

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No one gets up in the morning and is like, “I’m gonna write a real racist story today.” And yet...

Me, during the Truth and Transformation conference

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I recently had the pleasure of speaking at the Truth and Transformation conference in St Paul.

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Return to Minnesota? in March? Yes...

MPR Engages in Racial Narrative Project - ThreeSixty Journalism

March 2018 Truth and Transformation conference will draw reporters to discuss narrative change.

If you’re in St. Paul March 19-20, come by Hamline for a free conference about racial narratives in the media, learn about unconsious bias, and discuss tips for battling these stereotypes in your coverage.

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“This work is not a matter of simply checking a box, but of shifting cultures to be more diverse, equitable, and inclusive.”

How to Diversify Your Newsroom, Starting Now

How to Diversify Your Newsroom, Starting Now

Emma Carew Grovum on taking steps toward an equitable and inclusive organization

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Threw my thoughts into the ring of 2019 predictions for Nieman Lab. 

Read the whole collection here.