When thinking about diversity in media, we often think about representing sources in terms of race and ethnicity. However, a community that often goes unrepresented in coverage is people with disabilities. In this podcast, we are going to examine coverage on the disability beat and explore best practices for reporting on disability issues.
“What I hope is that we encourage more people with disabilities to join the news industry. I hope we build a pipeline to help them thrive.”
-Eric Garcia, journalist
“To be honest, you’re never going to do a great job of covering disability unless people with disabilities are represented in your newsroom.”
-Kristin Gilger, director of the National Center on Disability and Journalism