Talking about diversity is good. Including these speakers' voices and expertise at your conference shows attendees you actually mean it
'Whanels' - or all-white panels - are still way too common at media conferences.
The publishing industry is often criticised for its lack of diverse voices. Although many events have now started to feature more women, few are paying the same level of attention to non-white speakers.
We have been guilty of this ourselves at Newsrewired, our twice-yearly digital innovation conference. Although we have a 50:50 gender representation policy in place, which means that we want at least half of our speakers to be women and avoid 'manels', we have not been equally intentional about the proportion of non-white experts. That is set to change.
One of the problems we - as a media industry - have is that our networks are not diverse enough. When it comes to searching for event speakers, we tend to tap into our contacts and, unsurprisingly, we end up with people from a similar background.
To help event organisers connect with and get to know diverse media experts, we compiled this list of non-white speakers and linked to their social media profiles. Following them will already put new stories and perspectives on your radar which can also inspire your event agenda.
Most of the experts featured below are based in or near the UK. This is intentional as we hope that physical events will return soon after the covid-19 pandemic ends. Also, there are a few databases of diverse US journalists out there we did not want to be reinventing the wheel.
To make the search simpler, we categorised the speakers by their main field of expertise but many are active in different areas. A podcaster can also be a mobile journalist. A reporter can be an academic. We encourage you to explore their profiles to learn more about their work.
Finally, this is absolutely not a complete list. It features experts whom we have worked with over the past couple of years, as well as those who were recommended to us by our community. Please get in touch with us at @journalismnews to let us know about anyone who should be featured below - we want this to be the start of a much larger project that will contribute to raise the profile of these fantastic speakers.
Bola Awoniyi, co-founder, Black Ballad | UK
Sharon Pian Chan, VP of philanthropy, New York Times | USA
Madhav Chinnappa, director of news ecosystem development, Google | USA
Tamala Chirwa, director, Women In News | Malawi
Mukul Devichan, executive editor, BBC Voice and AI | UK
Sharan Dhaliwal, editor, Burnt Roti Magazine | UK
Barkha Dutt, editor, Mojo | India
Glenda Gloria, managing editor, Rappler | The Philippines
Violet Gonda, freelance journalist | UK/Zimbabwe
Nina Goswami, creative diversity lead, BBC | UK
Ria Hebden, TV presenter | UK
Nancy Kacungira, journalist, BBC | UK
Dima Khatib, managing director, Al Jazeera+ | Qatar
Ronke Lawal, PR expert | UK
Liv Little, founder, gal-dem | UK
Gary Liu, CEO, South China Morning Post | Hong Kong
Anthony Lorenzo, journalist and entrepreneur | UK
Jasmine McNealy, academic | USA
Kiran Nazish, founder, Women in Journalism | Canada
Luz Mely Reyes, journalist, Efecto Cucuyo | Venezuela
Tobi Oredein, founder of Black Ballad | UK
Hina Pandya, journalist, writer, trainer | UK
Martin G. Reynolds, co-executive director, Maynard Institute | USA
Meera Selva, director of the Journalist Fellowship Programme, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism | UK
Cristina Silva, enterprise editor, USA Today | USA
Kalpesh Solanki, group managing editor, Asian Media Group | UK
Otegha K. Uwagba, consultant | UK
Sisi Wei, director of programs, Open News | USA
Lauren Williams, senior vice president and editor-in-chief, Vox Media | USA
Yusof Abdul-Rahman, associate consultant, Fathm | UK
Ayomikun Adekaiyero, social media editor, PressPad | UK
Eliza Anyangwe, managing editor, The Correspondent | UK
Joyce Adeluwoye-Adams, editor, newsroom diversity, Reuters | UK
Aaqil Ahmed, advisor | UK
Priscilla Baffour, global head of diversity and inclusion, FT | UK
Vedika Bahl, journalist, France24 | France
Jendella Benson, head of editorial, Black Ballad | UK
Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff, head of editorial, Gal-dem | UK
Kim Bui, director of audience engagement, Arizona Republic | USA
Tauhid Chappell, project manager, Free Press | USA
Serena A. Chaudhry, senior manager, Dataminr | UK
Kassy Cho, journalist and social & audience strategist | UK
Emma Carew Grovum, newsroom and product strategist | USA
Reg Chua, executive editor, editorial operations, data and innovation, Reuters | USA
David Dunkley Gyimah, journalist and filmmaker | UK
Solomon Elliott, founder, Student View | UK
Catherine Gicheru, editor and ICFJ Knight Fellow | Kenya
Simi Jolaoso, journalist, BBC | UK
Vinod Jose, executive editor, The Caravan | India
Nimesh Joshi, programme and digital editor, ITV Central | UK
Natalie Koh, china editor, South China Morning Post | Singapore
Adriana Lacy, senior associate, audience and growth, Axios | USA
Tara Lajumoke, managing director, FT Strategies, FT | UK
Anthea Lee, producer | UK
Aurore Malval, reporter, Nice-Matin | France
De'Graft Mensah, presenter, BBC Newsround | UK
Bruce Mutsvairo, PhD, professor of journalism, Auburn University | USA
Sameer Padania, consultant, Macroscope London | UK
Mariel Richards, CEO, gal-dem | UK
George Ruddock, managing director, The Voice Online | UK
Millie Tran, chief product officer, Texas Tribune | USA
Jenny Wong, senior project manager | UK
Karen Yin, editor, Conscious Style Guide | USA
Imran Azam, mobile journalist | UK
Abdul Kabil Khan (Jamil Khan), assistant professor, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh | Bangladesh
Sumaiya Omar, co-founder Hashtag Our Stories | UK/South Africa
Yusuf Omar, co-founder Hashtag our Stories | UK/South Africa
Nina Robinson, founder Soundtruism | UK
Davidson Rodrigues, owner, Davidson Rodrigues Media | The Netherlands
Umashankar Singh, foreign affairs editor, NDTV | India
Viasen Soobramoney, journalist and trainer | UK/South Africa
Imelda Abano, content co-ordinator, Earth Journalism Network | The Philippines
Crystal Chow, freelance journalist | Hong Kong
Nahla Davies, tech writer | USA
Pablo M. Fernández, director of innovation, Chequeado | Argentina
Joydeep Gupta, director, The Third Pole | India
Robert Hernandez, journalist and academic | USA
Christine Izuakor, founder and CEO, Cyber Pop-up | USA
Mun-Keat Looi, international features editor, The BMJ | UK
Tawanda Kanhema, tech and media innovator | USA
Konan Kouassi, co-founder, The Newscene | France
Admire Mare, journalist and academic | Zimbabwe
An Nguyen, academic | UK
Hannah Ojo (Hannah Ajakaiye), data and innovation | Nigeria
Akshat Rathi, climate and energy reporter, Bloomberg News | UK
Sérgio Spagnuolo, founder of Volt Data Lab, developer of The Science Pulse | Brazil
Audrey Tan, environment and science writer, The Straits Times | Singapore
Benét J. Wilson, aviation journalist | USA
Ed Yong, science writer, The Atlantic | UK
Tufayel Ahmed, digital editor and culture journalist | UK
Dayo Aiyetan, investigative journalist, ICIR | Nigeria
Rana Ayyub, global opinions writer, Washington Post | India
Patricia Campos Mello, investigative journalist, Folha | Brazil
Mona Chalabi, data editor, Guardian US | USA
Ronson Chan, deputy assignment editor, Stand News | Hong Kong
Theo Chikomba, broadcast journalist, BBC | UK
Joanna Chiu, journalist, Toronto Star | Canada
Rukshana Choudhury, Europe news editor, The Muslim Vibe/freelance broadcast journalist | UK
Miraj Chowdhury, editor, Global Investigative Journalism Network | Bangladesh
Marverine Cole, broadcaster and academic | UK
Nic Crosara, regional editor, Black Ballad | UK
Joe Davidson, columnist, The Washington Post | USA
Aasma Day, investigative journalist, HuffPost | UK
Audrey Dias, journalist, BBC Midlands Today | UK
Scarlette Douglas, TV presenter, Channel 4/BBC | UK
Elaine Dunkley, education correspondent, BBC | UK
Tomiwa Folorunso, regional editor, Black Ballad | UK
Vicky Gayle, journalist and regional editor, Black Ballad | UK
Barbara George, broadcaster, Liverpool TV | UK
Nikole Hannah-Jones, journalist, NYT Magazine | USA
Majdolin Hassan, editor, Global Investigative Journalism Network | USA
Kesewa Hennessy, journalist, FT | UK
Ben Hunte, LGBT correspondent, BBC | UK
Emmanuel Igunza, correspondent, BBC Africa | Kenya/Ethiopia
Hawwah Jiddare, freelance journalist | UK
Ashley John-Baptiste, reporter, BBC | UK
Ashish Joshi, correspondent, Sky News | UK
Reha Kansara, journalist, BBC Three | UK
Shirish Kulkarni, news storytelling researcher | UK
Antoinette Lattouf, senior journalist, Channel 10 | Australia
Jill Lupapa, regional editor, Black Ballad | UK
Wesley Lowery, journalist, 60 Minutes | USA
Elaine Ly, producer and presenter, South China Morning Post | China
Livia Manywounds, associate producer, CBC | Canada
Clive Myrie, presenter, BBC | UK
Alexi McCammond, reporter, Axios | USA
Jay McGregor, editor-in-chief, Point | UK
Christine Ochefu, regional editor, Black Ballad | UK
Rebecca Omonira-Oyekanmi, investigative reporter, Shine a Light | UK
Julett Pineda, journalist, Efecto Cucuyo | UK
Solomon Serwanjja, investigative journalist | Uganda
Camomile Shumba, freelance journalist | UK
Darshna Soni, journalist, Channel 4 News | UK
Annalisa Toccara, regional editor, Black Ballad | UK
Siana Bangura, writer and producer | UK
Angelo Boccato, freelance journalist | UK
Barnie Choudhury, columnist | UK
Russell Contreras, journalist, Associated Press | USA
Afua Hirsch, writer and broadcaster | UK
Naresh Kaushik, senior journalist, BBC | UK
Katie Orchard, journalist, ITV/Reuters | UK
Kat Stafford, race and ethnicity writer, Associated Press | USA
Nadine White, reporter, The Independent | UK
Gary Younge, journalist and academic | UK
Adwoa Aboah, podcast host | UK
Bim Adewunmi, producer, This American Life | USA
Linda Adey, podcast presenter and reporter, BBC | UK
Waad Al-Kateab, filmmaker, Channel 4 | UK
Sadia Azmat, podcast co-host, BBC | UK
Suchandrika Chakrabarti, journalist and podcaster | UK
Marvyn Harrison, strategy consultant | UK
Marcus Harun, producer, MSNBC | USA
Chanté Joseph, podcast host, Channel 4 | UK
Imriel Morgan, podcaster | UK
Hayley Mulenda, podcast host, speaker and author | UK
Soledad O'Brien, broadcast journalist | USA
Jayisha Patel, filmmaker | UK
Jessie Aru Phillips, multimedia producer, BBC | UK
Joey Qi, podcaster | China
Damaso Reyes, founder, Clarify Media | USA
Roshan Roberts, broadcaster and producer, BBC1 Extra | UK
Mugabi Turya, producer and reporter, BBC | UK
Otegha Uwagba, podcast host and writer | UK
Yomi Adegoke, author and columnist | UK
Kirk Asiedu, co-founder, Reveal | UK
Anne-Marie Batson, sports broadcaster | UK
Chris Chohan, news and sports producer, Good Morning Britain | UK
Reshmin Chowdhury, sports broadcaster, BBC Sport/BT Sport | UK
Sunnie R. Clahchischiligi, sports reporter | USA
Reni Eddo-Lodge, author and journalist | UK
Nicole Krystal Crentsil, cultural curator | UK
Hanna Fauzie, sports writer | Indonesia
Chrystal Genesis, journalist and curator | UK
Patricia Hizon, journalist | Philippines
Ekta Khanchandani, data and sports freelance journalist | UK
Stephen Lyle, lead executive, BBC Sport | UK
Leon Mann, consultant and filmmaker | UK
Soraya Nadia McDonald, cultural critic, The Undefeated | USA
Tola Onanuga, journalist | UK
Felicia Pennant, founder and editor-in-chief, Season | UK
Rica Roy, TV host, NDTV | India
Dharmesh Sheth, reporter and presenter, Sky Sports News | UK
Elizabeth Uviebinené, author and columnist | UK
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