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Join mobile journalism expert Robb Montgomery at 11:30 a.m. ET on Thursday, May 11, for a free webinar on field reporting with mobile gear. Participants will explore the most pressing topics in the world of news reporting with smartphones and learn the latest technology, tools, apps, and techniques. The session will include plenty of time for questions from the audience.

"Diversity does not necessarily result in the type of transformation that is necessary to better connect and work with communities of color. If all you’re really doing is bringing people of color into a flawed institution, forcing them to abide by its norms, you are not impacting change . It’s like, if you have a salad that tastes bad, and your solution is just to throw some croutons on top. In reality, you’re not going to transform that bad dish into a good one by changing one thing. It’s the same with newsrooms."

-- Dr. Letrell Crittenden, director of inclusion and audience growth at the American Press Institute, "Q&A: How can newsrooms better serve communities of color?"

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“If there was one theme that stood out among the winners of this year’s Pulitzer Prizes it’s that local journalism can still make a difference in the lives of everyday people. … Even during a time of massive layoffs and decreasing resources, local news continues to provide an invaluable service daily across the nation . And while news organizations are in the news business and not the let’s-win-awards business, it’s heartening to see such work honored with journalism’s highest honor.”

-- Tom Jones, senior media writer at Poynter, on the 2023 Pulitzer Prize winners

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