Quote shown on a green background states "Power comes in many forms... There are lots of things you can do to influence your workplace in the direction you want, formal authority or not."

Chapter 5 of DEI Deconstructed starts with a statement I've often heard from communicators: “I don’t have enough power to make change."

12/29/2023 0

Sample syllabus: Equity concerns for communicators

A jumbled pile of Scrabble letter tiles. Some show the letters while others are blank.

Communications is a field of few rules, so communicators make subjective decisions every day. This course helps students consider those choices.

05/10/2023 0

MPD PIO’s unintentional lesson for all communicators

Tweet from Omar Jimenez (@OmarJimenez) that states: "If Darnella Frazier hadn't filmed what happened and uploaded it to social media, where would this case be?" Below is a screenshot of the Minneapolis Police Department website with the headline "Man dies after medical incident during police interaction"

Not lying does not always equal telling the truth.

09/12/2021 0

Proposals for doing nonprofit storytelling more ethically

Two people sitting at a table with papers and pens sitting between them. One is moving their hands as talking.

The power dynamics at play in nonprofit storytelling are complex. It is essential that communicators set aside our preconceived ideas of the “perfect story” so we can listen to and understand the story the individual wishes to share.

07/02/2021 0

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