At the beginning of my fellowship, I set out to better understand the experiences of journalists of color working in local news. My theory was that JOCs were not being given enough structured growth with an eye toward leadership, and that they were getting hired away from the local markets before they could really settle in and become editors or managers.
I put out an open call for research interviews with journalists of color and their managers. I published and tweeted a link to my calendar where people could sign up for a slot to chat with me.
In the end, I interviewed 14 journalists of color working in local news, varying in seniority, experience, medium and newsroom type.
