01/27/2023

NABJ Offers Guidance on Coverage of the Tyre Nichols Murder Footage

Today, and this weekend, the news cycle will be traumatic. As his family, Memphis citizens, the Black community, and the nation continue to cope with the […]
01/27/2023

NABJ President Discusses Newsroom Advocacy, Importance of Investigative Journalism During State Department’s International Visitor Leadership Program in D.C.

  On Thursday, January 26, NABJ President Dorothy Tucker participated in the U.S. State Department’s International Visitor Leadership Program event titled “Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists […]
09/27/2022

CNN’s Programming Changes Include Black Female Co-Anchor in Prime Time

Official Commitment Only Through Nov. 11 In what is positioned as a way to build on its midterm elections coverage, CNN has named Senior Legal Analyst […]
09/20/2022

NABJ Concerned About the Number of Black Prime-time Cable Anchors

NABJ Concerned About the Number of Black Prime-time Cable Anchors CNN Vows to Seriously Explore Options for Black Host in Prime-time Following Don Lemon’s Departure With […]
08/26/2022

NABJ, NAHJ, AAJA Condemn Racial Disparities in NYT Performance Reviews

The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) and Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) are deeply troubled by the findings of […]
05/17/2022

AP Shares with NABJ Guidance Sent to Staff to Address Inequities in Age, Race Reporting

After issuing a statement Monday about the unconscious bias made apparent in the reporting of the shooting in Buffalo, the Associated Press (AP) contacted the National […]
05/16/2022

NABJ Disturbed by Unconscious Bias Displayed in Buffalo Shooting Coverage

The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) denounces the senseless acts of gun violence and racially motivated terrorism that occurred in Buffalo, New York, on May […]
04/26/2022

NABJ Joins Call for Pulitzers to Require News Orgs to Make Diversity Reporting Award Criteria

The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) joined the NewsGuild-CWA and a coalition of more than 140 other U.S. journalism groups in calling for the Pulitzer Prizes to require transparency in diversity reporting in order for news organizations to […]
04/01/2022

NABJ Addresses Diversity Concerns with CNN Plus ‘War Room’ Photo

The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) has scheduled another meeting with CNN executives in the aftermath of a social media photo that sparked a new […]