Diversity in the Workplace

What is your name and occupational title?

What is your gender?

What is your ethnicity?

What is your age?

How old were you when you started your first media job?

How did you get started in your career?

 

What do you like best about your job?

 

Can you give me an example of a story you have worked on that had to do with a minority issue that you are especially proud of? (if you have an URL or a way we could track it down that would be wonderful as well!)

What was your first job in the media industry?

What is your current job and who is your current employer?

Has your gender or ethnicity ever impacted how you were treated on the job? If so, how? Can you give me an example?

Did you ever receive a scholarship or an internship opportunity designed to help a minority group? If so, what was it? Did it make a big difference in your life? How so?

Were you ever kept from an opportunity because of your race? If so, can you describe it?

Are you working to change the landscape of journalism to better represent minorities in any way? Do you belong to any organizations that work to change the way different minority groups are represented in media?

Do you believe the coverage of minority issues is improving?

It has been said that the press should fulfill the role of “the great public educator.” Do you believe it is doing so? In your opinion, are the images we see in the media accurate and representative of the diverse population in this country? How so or how is it not?

What advice would you give a minority studenty who was interested in a career in your area?