DIVERSITY/I
NCLUSION/
REALITY
ASNE HIGH SCHOOL JOURNALISM INSTITUTE
KATHLEEN MCELROY, JUNE 2013
Images
of ‘diversity’
‘SOMEWHERE / OVER THE RAINBOW’
It’s a thin line between
Jar Jar Blinks and Donkey
DEFINITIONS, DEFINITIONS …
DIVERSITY INCLUSION
POLITICAL CORRECTNESS
PATRIARCHY PRIVILEGE
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
ETHICS,
EDITING,
EDUCATION
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
NEWSROOM/STAFF
CLASSROOM
EDUCATIONAL CLIMATE
COVERAGE
What is diversity?
‘The University of Arizona ... has a broad definition of
diversity including, but not limited to, race, ethnicity,
gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, gender
expression, disability, nationality, language, religion, and
socio-economic background’
Ferris State: ‘Diversity is the range of human differences,
including but not limited to race, ethnicity, gender, gender
identity, sexual orientation, age, social class, physical
ability or attributes, religious or ethical values system,
national origin, and political beliefs.’
What is inclusion?
Arizona: ‘The active, intentional, and ongoing engagement
with diversity—in people, in the curriculum, in the
co-curriculum, and in communities (intellectual, social,
cultural, geographical) with which individuals might connect
—in ways that increase one’s awareness, content
knowledge, cognitive sophistication, and empathic
understanding of the complex ways individuals interact
within systems and institutions’
Ferris State: ‘Inclusion is involvement and empowerment,
where the inherent worth and dignity of all people are
recognized. An inclusive university promotes and sustains
a sense of belonging; it values and practices respect for the
talents, beliefs, backgrounds, and ways of living of its
members.’
How are diversity
and inclusion different?
‘While a diverse student population is necessary for
student development, the benefits of diversity are not
automatic and do not simply occur from a diverse
campus. Researchers stress that institutions must
become inclusive places by working in intentional
ways to increase educational benefits for students
and for the institution.’
http://www.arizona.edu/diversity/
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
YOUR SCHOOL’S
DEFINITIONS,
GUIDELINES
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
TRAYVON MARTIN, JEREMY LIN,
ATHLETES, IMMIGRATION,
EDUCATION, BULLYING,
REALITY TV, TALK RADIO,
HIP-HOP, COLLEGE ADMISSIONS,
SEXUAL ORIENTATION,
INTERRACIAL DATING, P. DEEN,
CONFEDERATE FLAG, TARANTINO
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN HIGH SCHOOL JOURNALISM
 Staffing
 Existing guidelines and policies
 What your stylebook outlines,
and should or should NOT outline
 ‘Best of’ and other lists
 School-specific issues like bullying
‘Who are you,
and what kind of diversity
do you bring to the table?’
Difference between diversity
and personal characteristics:
Race, size, ethnicity,
regional background,
religion, educational interest,
schooling
‘With football’s rules to lessen concussions, they might
as well put dresses on the quarterbacks and receivers.’
‘If they can use ‘Why are they offended when I ask
the N-word,
whether they speak English? I can’t
then why do
tell where they are from until they
whites get in
open their mouths.’
trouble for
using it?’
‘I don’t know why they always bring
up race. People are people.’
‘Profiling of Arabs
at airports makes
sense after 9/11.’
‘My parents didn’t ‘Islam is such
a backward
own slaves so
religion.’
why do I have
to make
concessions?’
Your comments,
your questions?
Thank you!
See you later today
Kathleen McElroy
kathleenmcelroy@utexas.edu
917-693-0548