 Keith
Woods
Ethics Faculty
kwoods@poynter.org
Encourages
deeper, richer, more meaningful coverage of race relations and
under-covered groups and communities. Connects the dots between
ethics, excellent journalism, and the aggressive pursuit of diversity
in coverage, content, and hiring. Uses his writing and teaching
to explore the ways in which journalists can engage, educate,
and deepen understanding while reporting on some of the nation’s
most volatile topics.
Project
director for "Media Diversity Beyond 2000," a joint effort between
Poynter and The Ford Foundation that seeks to discover and highlight
what makes diversity efforts succeed; published professional articles
in ethics and diversity textbooks, including: "The Press in Times
of Crisis," "Media Ethics: Issues & Cases," "Journalism Ethics,"
and "The Diversity Factor"; editorial writer, columnist, city
editor, and award-winning news reporter and sportswriter, The
Times-Picayune, New Orleans. B.A. Dillard University; M.S.W. Tulane
University.
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