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LaSharah Bunting
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Vice President, The 19th News
Miami
Beats
US China Policy , China Foreign Relations , International Trade , International Security
gossip, vedic astrology, daily tarot horoscopes
Content
By LaSharah Bunting| Online News Association@ I came to ONA with a mission: to strengthen this organization that I deeply love. My goal was for everyone to feel the same connection and inspiration I felt after attending my first ONA conference in 2012. And I wanted to ensure that our members and the industry felt supported by ONA during these uncertain times. I’m proud to say that, as a team, we are achieving those goals and laying the foundation for a stronger future.
By LaSharah Bunting| Online News Association@ I can still remember the electricity of my first Online News Association conference in 2012. Immediately I knew this was a place where I felt like I belonged. I went home feeling inspired by the sessions, the conversations and the community. And that spark took me on a slightly different path that changed the trajectory of my life and career, which has allowed me to serve this industry that I so deeply love.
By LaSharah Bunting| Knight Foundation@ On August 5, 2019, Knight Foundation made a $1.2 million investment in a new diversity, equity and inclusion transformation program at the Maynard Institute. LaSharah S. Bunting, director of journalism at Knight, explains how this is different from past approaches. Despite decades of warnings, diversity in newsrooms is still one of the most pressing challenges facing the journalism industry.
Company Info
The 19th News
The 19th is an independent, nonprofit news organization based in Austin, Texas, founded in 2020. It focuses on gender, politics, and policy, with a commitment to empowering women, women of color, and LGBTQ+ individuals. The organization is named after the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote. The 19th provides news coverage that highlights issues affecting underrepresented communities, particularly through a gender-equity lens. It offers free access to all articles, ensuring that its content reaches historically underserved audiences. The organization actively recruits journalists from diverse backgrounds and collaborates with nonprofits and philanthropic organizations to further its mission. With a national reach and a digital-first approach, The 19th emphasizes intersectional reporting and aims to challenge systemic inequities in media representation.
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