A Reckoning for Black Journalists with Wes Lowery

The Nod

Gimlet

Tv & Film, Society & Culture, Arts

4.8 • 3.5K Ratings

🗓️ 7 July 2020

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Black journalists are speaking out against the racist culture of their employers, leading to the departure of some of media's highest-ranked executives. Journalist Wesley Lowery joins us to discuss this trend and how he hopes the industry can change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey y'all, it's Brittany.
0:01.7	And Eric.
0:02.7	Hopefully you and yours are safe, healthy,
0:04.9	and enjoying what's left of summer.
0:07.2	We're back again with a new episode of our Quibi show,
0:09.9	The Nod with Brittany and Eric.
0:12.0	Every episode we begin to wear the culture has been
0:15.0	and where it's going.
0:16.5	A new episode drops on the Quibi app every Monday, Tuesday,
0:19.9	Wednesday and Friday.
0:21.6	And each Quibi sign up comes with a 14 day free trial.
0:25.6	On today's episode, we're taking a look
0:27.4	at the wave of callouts against media organizations
0:30.4	by black journalists for mistreatment
0:32.6	and a lack of diversity in newsrooms.
0:35.4	Joining us for that conversation
0:37.1	is Pulitzer Prize winning journalist
0:39.1	and co-host of 60 in six on Quibi, Wesley Lowry.
0:43.2	Trust me, it is a conversation you don't want to miss.
0:47.5	So without further ado, here is our chat with Wesley.
0:52.2	The New York Times, The Washington Post, vote.
0:55.4	These publishing powerhouses are among the meaning companies
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