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The Diversity Style Guide


The Diversity Style Guide


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von: Rachele Kanigel

37,99 €

Verlag: Wiley-Blackwell
Format: EPUB
Veröffentl.: 02.11.2018
ISBN/EAN: 9781119054917
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 432

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<p><b>New diversity style guide helps journalists write with authority and accuracy about a complex, multicultural world</b></p> <p>A companion to the online resource of the same name, <i>The Diversity Style Guide</i> raises the consciousness of journalists who strive to be accurate. Based on studies, news reports and style guides, as well as interviews with more than 50 journalists and experts, it offers the best, most up-to-date advice on writing about underrepresented and often misrepresented groups. Addressing such thorny questions as whether the words Black and White should be capitalized when referring to race and which pronouns to use for people who don't identify as male or female, the book helps readers navigate the minefield of names, terms, labels and colloquialisms that come with living in a diverse society.</p> <p><i>The Diversity Style Guide</i> comes in two parts. Part One offers enlightening chapters on Why is Diversity So Important; Implicit Bias; Black Americans; Native People; Hispanics and Latinos; Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders; Arab Americans and Muslim Americans; Immigrants and Immigration; Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation; People with Disabilities; Gender Equality in the News Media; Mental Illness, Substance Abuse and Suicide; and Diversity and Inclusion in a Changing Industry. Part Two includes Diversity and Inclusion Activities and an A-Z Guide with more than 500 terms.</p> <p>This guide:</p> <ul> <li>Helps journalists, journalism students, and other media writers better understand the context behind hot-button words so they can report with confidence and sensitivity</li> <li>Explores the subtle and not-so-subtle ways that certain words can alienate a source or infuriate a reader</li> <li>Provides writers with an understanding that diversity in journalism is about accuracy and truth, not "political correctness."</li> <li>Brings together guidance from more than 20 organizations and style guides into a single handy reference book</li> </ul> <p><i>The Diversity Style Guide</i> is first and foremost a guide for journalists, but it is also an important resource for journalism and writing instructors, as well as other media professionals. In addition, it will appeal to those in other fields looking to make informed choices in their word usage and their personal interactions.</p>
<p>Acknowledgments ix</p> <p>Notes on Contributors xiii</p> <p>Introduction 1</p> <p><b>Part I Covering a Diverse Society 7</b></p> <p>1 Why is Diversity So Important? 9<br /> <i>Rachele Kanigel</i></p> <p>2 Implicit Bias – Addressing the Bias Within Us 29<br /> <i>Sally Lehrman and Venise Wagner</i></p> <p>3 Black Americans 39<br /> <i>Sandra L. Combs and Rachele Kanigel</i></p> <p>4 Native People 61<br /> <i>Cristina Azocar</i></p> <p>5 Hispanics and Latinos 85<br /> <i>Rachele Kanigel</i></p> <p>6 Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders 109<br /> <i>Rachele Kanigel</i></p> <p>7 Arab Americans and Muslim Americans 133<br /> <i>Joe Grimm and Osama Siblani</i></p> <p>8 Covering Immigrants and Immigration 153<br /> <i>Rachele Kanigel</i></p> <p>9 Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation 171<br /> <i>Rachele Kanigel</i></p> <p>10 People with Disabilities 199<br /> <i>Kristin Gilger</i></p> <p>11 Gender Equality in the News Media 219<br /> <i>Rachele Kanigel</i></p> <p>12 Mental Illness, Substance Abuse and Suicide 241<br /> <i>Rachele Kanigel</i></p> <p>13 Diversity and Inclusion in a Changing Industry 265<br /> <i>Rachele Kanigel</i></p> <p><b>Part II The Journalist’s Diversity Toolbox 281</b></p> <p>Diversity and Inclusion Activities 283</p> <p>Diversity Calendar 301</p> <p>A–Z Diversity Style Guide 303</p> <p>Index 401</p>
<p><b>RACHELE KANIGEL</b> is a professor of journalism at San Francisco State University, where she teaches writing, reporting and media entrepreneurship classes and advises the award-winning student newspaper. She was a daily newspaper reporter for 15 years and has written for magazines and websites, including <i>TIME, U.S. News & World Report, Health, San Francisco Magazine</i> and<i> MediaShift.</i> She is the author of <i>The Student Newspaper Survival Guide.</i>
<p>A companion to the online resource of the same name, <i>The Diversity Style Guide</i> raises the consciousness of journalists who strive to be accurate. Based on studies, news reports and style guides, as well as interviews with more than 50 journalists and experts, it offers the best, most up-to-date advice on writing about underrepresented and often misrepresented groups. Addressing such thorny questions as whether the words Black and White should be capitalized when referring to race and which pronouns to use for people who don't identify as male or female, the book helps readers navigate the minefield of names, terms, labels and colloquialisms that come with living in a diverse society. <p><i>The Diversity Style Guide</i> comes in two parts. Part One offers enlightening chapters on Why is Diversity So Important; Implicit Bias; Black Americans; Native People; Hispanics and Latinos; Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders; Arab Americans and Muslim Americans; Covering Immigrants and Immigration; Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation; People with Disabilities; Gender Equality in the News Media; Mental Illness, Substance Abuse and Suicide; and Diversity and Inclusion in a Changing Industry. Part Two offers diversity and inclusion activities, a diversity calendar and an A-Z guide with nearly 500 terms. <p>This guide: <ul> <li>Helps journalists, journalism students, and other media writers better understand the context behind hot-button words so they can report with confidence and sensitivity.</li> <li>Explores the subtle and not-so-subtle ways that certain words can alienate a source or infuriate a reader.</li> <li>Provides writers with an understanding that diversity in journalism is about accuracy and truth, not "political correctness".</li> <li>Brings together guidance from more than 20 organizations and style guides into a single handy reference book.</li> </ul> <p><i>The Diversity Style Guide</i> is first and foremost a guide for journalists, but it is also an important resource for journalism and writing instructors, as well as other media professionals. In addition, it will appeal to those in other fields looking to make informed choices in their word usage and their personal interactions.

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