Important quotes from Nieman Journalism Lab’s interview with Tracie Powell
You can read the story here.
“When editors say, you know, ‘I hire for fit,’ they’re automatically sending a red flag to job candidates, particularly women and people of color, because we’ve never fit. I’ve worked in places where I was the only person of color.“
“We’re so busy trying to partner with Vice and BuzzFeed and all these other places, but how about partnering with some of the ethnic media publications? Even though they struggle mightily, they have loyal audiences.”
“But rather than just trying to explain black and Latino millennials to white readers, we really need to cover and write about black and Latino millennials for black and Latino millennials. Do you understand the distinction?”












