Amanda Becker

Amanda Becker @AmandaBecker

They won't always - or ever - listen to you. But maybe they will. And it doesn't mean the fight isn't worth taking on. It is worth creating discussion & discomfort because that is how people - and institutions - grow. 8/ — PolitiTweet.org

Amanda Becker @AmandaBecker

Is your mgmt banning a word - let's say the use of 'racist' to describe an action or phrase but not a person - but using other words such as 'misogynist' or 'anti-Semitic' w/o the same hemming & hawing? Well, that is not a 'view from nowhere.' That is a POV. Call them on it. 7/ — PolitiTweet.org

Amanda Becker @AmandaBecker

Look at your internal style guides & guidance. Does it reflect a "view from nowhere" or is that view very much from a POV that reflects the demographics of mgmt? Challenge it. Find examples. Send emails. Go as high up as you need to go. 6/ — PolitiTweet.org

Amanda Becker @AmandaBecker

Do you have a high-profile beat? Does your mgmt love to put you on panels etc? This is YOUR fight. Use your power. Ask for answers about diversity & not just in hiring but assignments & promotions. Use of social media to improve working conditions is NLRA protected activity 5/ — PolitiTweet.org

Amanda Becker @AmandaBecker

I first would encourage every big newsroom to consider unionizing - especially if you feel there are not systems in place to protect employees who 'run afoul' of newsroom mgmts. I was a proud member of the @nyguild in my last newsroom & they fought for salary & diversity data 4/ — PolitiTweet.org

Amanda Becker @AmandaBecker

I know our industry feels & can be tenuous. Some mgmts will use that as an advantage. But this is a fight worth having. Fairness & truth are why most of us got into this biz. We can't just put our heads down & 'do the work' if our newsrooms do not reflect those values. 3/ — PolitiTweet.org

Amanda Becker @AmandaBecker

Allyship applies to newsrooms. Do not watch as your colleagues of color fight these fights. Fight alongside them. Or don't even wait for the fight to begin. Challenge rules. Challenge standards. AND: document everything. 2/ — PolitiTweet.org

Amanda Becker @AmandaBecker

I have been thinking a lot about what is happening in newsrooms right now. It was a long time in coming & this is an opportunity, one that journalists - including or maybe especially white journalists - cannot ignore. (Thread 1/) https://t.co/GlTutlTgP4 — PolitiTweet.org

Amanda Becker @AmandaBecker

RT @AprilDRyan: Stephen Miller, who crafted @realDonaldTrump immigration policy at the southern border, including separating families and c… — PolitiTweet.org

Amanda Becker @AmandaBecker

@JessicaTaylor Jessica you have to start eating lunch at 10:30 with me, otherwise the day gets too busy! — PolitiTweet.org

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Amanda Becker @AmandaBecker

RT @1a: We're live, talking about the debate over objectivity in newsrooms. @nhannahjones @Ricsand and @Optimus_Mo are with us. https://… — PolitiTweet.org

Amanda Becker @AmandaBecker

RT @1a: "If you are a non-marginalized person who belongs to a non-marginalized group...you actually believe that you see the world in an o… — PolitiTweet.org

Amanda Becker @AmandaBecker

RT @1a: "None of us in this country are free of having a racialized experience," @nhannahjones says. But often, journalists of color are… — PolitiTweet.org

Amanda Becker @AmandaBecker

RT @AsteadWesley: From my story today: The simple question of ballot access should take precedence over any horse-race predictions. “The sy… — PolitiTweet.org

Amanda Becker @AmandaBecker

RT @kasie: Mitt Romney: “Yeah, I saw the tweet.” It was a shocking thing to say, I won’t dignify it with any further response — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @eramshaw: Join us in asking your newsrooms/employers for a day of reflection and learning. Even more special given @19thnews’ Texas r… — PolitiTweet.org

Amanda Becker @AmandaBecker

I have worked at @19thnews for 40 days and at least once each day I think about how excited I am to be a part of this newsroom & help build @eramshaw, @amzam build the newsroom we want to work in. — PolitiTweet.org

Amanda Becker @AmandaBecker

Okay I watched at midnight last night & figured no one would be up but as I eat my lunch can we talk about wth is wrong with Molly? Issa is trying! — PolitiTweet.org

Amanda Becker @AmandaBecker

Given a refrain from the comms shop for years has been: “The Tweet speaks for itself,” yes. — PolitiTweet.org

Amanda Becker @AmandaBecker

RT @CHueyBurns: I view the president's tweets as official statements. You can not dismiss the words just because of the medium by which the… — PolitiTweet.org

Amanda Becker @AmandaBecker

RT @nytimes: Breaking News: The WHO is walking back an earlier assertion that asymptomatic transmission of the coronavirus is “very rare,”… — PolitiTweet.org

Amanda Becker @AmandaBecker

RT @leahjdouglas: This interactive @nytimes story does a great job visualizing why Covid-19 has spread rapidly at meatpacking plants. And I… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @nprpolitics: Liberty University President Apologizes For Tweeting Racist Image https://t.co/CtJ0XmBsta — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ASlavitt: BREAKING: WHO clarifies that they estimate 16% of people are asymptomatic and can transmit the virus. — PolitiTweet.org

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@ValerieVolco chipotle. shhh. — PolitiTweet.org

Amanda Becker @AmandaBecker

@yamadasofat1 If I get a burrito, I get vegetarian with black beans; if I get a burrito bowl, I get chicken/rice/all the salsas/cheese - same orders for 20 years :-) — PolitiTweet.org

Amanda Becker @AmandaBecker

RT @deborahamos: Editors Barred A Black Reporter From Covering Protests. Then Her Newsroom Rebelled https://t.co/3FMlAybBKj — PolitiTweet.org

Amanda Becker @AmandaBecker

UPDATE: I went with the bowl so I could also get queso. #treatyoself — PolitiTweet.org

Amanda Becker @AmandaBecker

DO NOT forget to register for this panel tonight on "How to fight racism and not get fired from your mainstream media job" with @emarvelous @sewellchan @DorisTruong - I am so looking forward to this conversation! https://t.co/TtWtbqd14Z — PolitiTweet.org