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Diversity Committee
On both chapter and national levels, SPJ provides an open forum for the discussion of diversity issues in journalism. This committee's purpose is to promote a broader voice in newsrooms across the country and expand the depth and quality of news reports through better sourcing. Its ongoing project is the compilation of experts — primarily women, gays and lesbians, people of color and people with disabilities — through the Society's Diversity Source Book. The Society's relevance to its member is based on inclusiveness.

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To search, check one or more of the topic boxes, then scroll down to the bottom and click “search.”

You can limit your original search by state, “minority voice” or other choices — but the more you limit the search, the fewer results you will get.

If you know the name or organization of the source you are seeking, fill in any of the “personal information” blanks.

See the Diversity Toolbox for essays on how to make your work more inclusive and for comprehensive links to other resources.

Diversity Committee Chair

Bonnie Davis
Associate Professor Journalism
Virginia Commonwealth University
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Bio (click to expand) Bonnie Newman Davis is the Greensboro News & Record - Janice Bryant Howroyd Endowed Professor in the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication at North Carolina A&T State University where she teaches, conducts research and performs multiple learning and service activities. A graduate of North Carolina A&T and the University of Michigan, Davis has nearly 30 years experience in print and online journalism as a reporter, copy editor and editor.

Before joining N.C. A&T, Davis was an associate professor in the School of Mass Communications at Virginia Commonwealth University and served as academic director for VCU’s Urban Journalism Workshop for high school students.

In addition to her professional journalism background, Davis served as director of university communications at Virginia Union University. At VUU, she was chief spokesperson for the university, directed all media relations, and produced and coordinated the university’s major publications and marketing materials. Other higher education experiences include serving for several years as an adjunct professor in VCU’s School of Mass Communications, and being named the 2003 Visiting Professional in the Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Mass Communications at Hampton University.

Prior to academia, Davis spent nearly 20 years career with The Richmond-Times Dispatch (Va.) and Richmond News Leader (Va.). She also worked for newspapers in Kentucky, North Carolina and Michigan, and for online news media based in New York and Dallas.

Davis has coordinated, presented and participated in numerous news media panels and conferences in various parts of the United States. She also serves as a media consultant for various educational institutions and nonprofit organizations. In addition, she is the biographer for Dominion’s “Strong Men, Strong Women,” Excellence in Leadership educational series. (Dominion is one of the nation’s largest producers and transporters of energy)

In 1995, Davis co-founded the Richmond Association of Black Journalists, an affiliate chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists. She served on NABJ’s national board from 1999-2003, and also on the board of the Virginia Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. Other memberships include Leadership Metro Richmond and the Richmond Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

In 2007, Davis received NABJ’s Ethel Payne Fellowship to travel to Accra, Ghana in West Africa to report on various topics. Other education and training experiences include the Poynter Institute for Media Studies in St. Petersburg, Fla., the Multicultural Management Program at the University of Missouri’s School of Journalism, and the 2002 Minority Writers Seminar at Vanderbilt University.

In April 2011, Davis was named NABJ’s Journalism Educator of the Year. Her work also has been recognized by the Virginia Press Association, Richmond Association of Black Journalists, National Association of Black Journalists and Commonwealth Council of Girl Scouts.

Davis, who continues to write articles for various news and industry publications, enjoys reading, traveling, walking and spending time with family and friends. She has a daughter, Erin Danielle Stanley, a 2010 graduate of Spelman College in Atlanta. Erin, a Teach for America corps member, teaches fifth-grade students in Atlanta.

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Gender Issues	Telecommunications
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