Covering communities of color: A guide
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Updated Sept. 4, 2024
By Massarah Mikati
We’re eight weeks out from Election Day, and in many ways, race has been a central focal point in this election, with both presidential candidates relying heavily on votes from communities of color to win. As communities of color continue to be a main story in this campaign, what does your reporting look like?
Over the next eight weeks leading up to the election, our newsletter will include quick tips on different topics pertaining to responsibly and ethically covering communities of color in your election reporting. From engagement ideas to guidance on covering sensitive issues such as divisions within communities, we hope that this weekly resource will empower you to create your best journalism while building trusting relationships with your communities and advancing democracy and civic engagement. Each week, we’ll update this post with our latest guidance.
We know that some of you may have more questions or want deeper discussion on the ideas we’ll be sharing with you. If that’s you, be sure to check out the recording and takeaways from our Sept. 24 webinar on engaging communities of color in your election coverage. We’re also offering office hours to provide more guidance and answer any questions you may have as you incorporate these tips into your workflow. Keep an eye out for more!
Writing stories with, not about, communities of color
Language and framing
Six engagement tactics you can implement today
Reach communities of color after publication
Handling fall-outs
