The benefits of practicing inclusive hiring practices and increasing the diversity of the media world should be obvious by now. Opening up the talent pool to women, Lgbtq and people of color leads to better, richer stories and – despite a history of racist tendencies among some financiers – also can lead to financial returns.
But there’s one benefit that often gets overlooked, even as it has become painfully obvious over the past few weeks: Diversity in the creative ranks can stop smart, well-intentioned people from producing really stupid and sometimes offensive material.
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On the latest episode of “Saturday Night Live,” the show illustrated just how easily these kind of stumbles can occur.
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But there’s one benefit that often gets overlooked, even as it has become painfully obvious over the past few weeks: Diversity in the creative ranks can stop smart, well-intentioned people from producing really stupid and sometimes offensive material.
Read More: Rejecting ‘The Lie’: Why Racist Financing is Sending Filmmakers to a Colorful Television Landscape
On the latest episode of “Saturday Night Live,” the show illustrated just how easily these kind of stumbles can occur.
The Pepsi Ad
The digital short spoofing the ill-advised Pepsi ad that caused such an uproar last week perfectly captures how...
- 4/10/2017
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
On Tuesday, National Journal Editorial Director Ron Fournier published a column examining the similarities between the first year of President Barack Obama’s second term and that of former President George W. Bush. He observed that the parallels are eerie and Obama runs the risk of leaving office with a dubious record of achievements. On Tuesday, Washington Post blogger Ezra Klein dismissed Fournier’s analysis as overly focused on intra-Washington politics and lacking the perspective that the average American applies to presidencies.
- 12/17/2013
- by Noah Rothman
- Mediaite - TV
Ron Fournier, editorial director for National Journal, heaped scorn on members of Congress from both parties on Monday in a discussion on MSNBC about a proposed budget deal. The outlines of the deal, which avoid tackling debt drivers or reforming the tax code, will raise taxes on American travelers and may cut pension benefits for millions of Americans. Fournier called the deal “absurd” and said it was “pitiful” that lawmakers would congratulate themselves and take a vacation after this punt.
- 12/9/2013
- by Noah Rothman
- Mediaite - TV
Ron Fournier's new piece about Millennials ultimately falls prey to the same fallacy as its predecessors: the overriding desire to believe that Millennials are different than previous generations. What's behind this desire—a pressing need to justify, and expiate, the rapidly shrinking economic opportunities afforded to young people—says more about the people writing the Millennial articles than it does about the complex generation itself.
- 8/26/2013
- by Evan McMurry
- Mediaite - TV
National Journal editorial director Ron Fournier tore into the Republican Party on Thursday in an appearance on MSNBC discussing the House Gop’s push to pass a ban on abortions after 5 months of gestation. Fournier blasted a House Gop representative who opposed exceptions in cases of rape and incest, and said that this behavior was indicative of a party that denies science – both on subjects like rape and on global warming.
- 6/13/2013
- by Noah Rothman
- Mediaite - TV
National Journal's Ron Fournier joined Morning Joe on Thursday, where the panel continued to discuss the trio of controversies facing the Obama administration. In particular, there's been much outrage among the show's hosts and guests over the Justice Department's snooping on the Associated Press and Fox News' James Rosen. Fournier, too, was critical — positing that this "jihad" would lead to more "dumb wars."...
- 5/23/2013
- by Meenal Vamburkar
- Mediaite - TV
Ron Fournier, editorial director for the National Journal, tore into the White House in an appearance on MSNBC on Tuesday over the news that the Department of Justice had obtained two months of telephone records. Fournier called the move “chilling” and “unprecedented.” He added that he thinks President Barack Obama’s administration is trying to intimidate potential whistleblowers with the move.
- 5/14/2013
- by Noah Rothman
- Mediaite - TV
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