This
website was conceived by John Miller, director of newspaper journalism
at Ryerson. It stems from his belief that ignorance, not racism,
is mainly responsible for the stereotypical coverage of visible
minorities in the Canadian media.
The site is
unique in Canada because it uses journalistic resources to examine
news coverage of several ethnocultural and religious communities,
and because it offers practical help—background, sources,
and story ideas—to assist journalists who want to achieve
better coverage of diversity.
Diversity
Watch is the product of Miller's 10 years of research and teaching
in the area of diversity reporting. That research is on-line at:
http://www.media-awareness.ca/eng/issues/minrep/default.html
John
Miller
Founder
Phone:
(416) 979-5000 ext. 6396
E-mail:
Miller is former deputy managing editor of the Toronto Star and
served for three years as head of the diversity committee of the
Canadian Daily Newspaper Association. He helped that organization
rewrite its Statement of Principles in 1995, enshrining "a
representative picture of its diverse communities" as an
editorial goal for all Canadian newspapers.
In 1997, Miller established a course in covering diversity as
mandatory for all undergraduate journalism students at Ryerson.
Glenn
Kauth
Editorial Director
E-mail:
Kauth is the current editorial director of Diversity Watch, and
a journalism student at Ryerson University. He has interned at the St. Catharines Standard and is a regular freelancer for Xtra. His major interests are gender equality and sexuality issues.
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