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“Inclusive Journalism” by Sanne Breimer, Journalist and Media Critic
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Shubhankar Mukherjee
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Today's lecture is brought to us by the esteemed and renowned media critic and journalist Sanne Breimer who shall be enlightening the students of ACJ on inclusive journalism.
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She starts of by phrasing the rhetorical question, "If you would have to put yourself in any social class. Would you put yourself in lower class or upper class?"
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She follows up by asking the crowd "Where would you as a student journalist you would put yourself?" With the political spectrum facing us
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SB: What is your religion and spirituality? Are you spritual or not?
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For those who don't know, Sanne Breimer specialises in inclusive journalism. Here's a brief video to offer more insights on the same.
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She points at the line of questioning and states, "We as journalist, we tend to put ourselves out of the world." Thus inquiring where we fit in our own narratives
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She juxtaposes a first world European space and a more rural subcontinental one and states that if we where to, we would position ourselves with the first world one as Indian Journalists.
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She asks us to be cognizant and aware of our biases and choices- and begins with the time appropriate topic of the Black Lives Matter Movement.
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SB: In India there are many upper-castes who are dominant in the newsroom, so just wanted to talk about this.
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SB: The root level solutions are never really touched as they are so uncomfortable to talk about. Everyone needs to do the work on themselves and see the first thing what they want to change about prejudice.
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Breimer talks a bit about herself and her background, recalling working with an organisation called FunX Radio-
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SB: I was working here, and I learnt about white women like me and many things about racism oblivious to me then.
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SB: Even though I was working here, I come from a village of seven hundred people in Netherlands. I come from much more rural area in comparison to where I work.
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Sanne Breimer with her family.
Breimer reflects upon the privileges she enjoys as a white woman in Europe.
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SB: History of colonialism creates a very dominant part of the World.
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Citing a modern issue related to said colonialism, Breimer talks about Vaccine Apartheid.
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The central role which Europe plays in vaccine diplomacy.
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SB: There are some cracks in the system we live.
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SB: These are the examples of how inclusive journalism can be done.
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Breimer reflects upon how inclusive practices and policies are essentially long term policies- "it's Not just hiring a person from lower caste or of a different race."
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SB: That Point No. 1.
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Diversity is the mix. Inclusion is making the mix work.
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SB: (Point no. 2 is) are you aware about your blind spots? If you are from a dominant section of society that is
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(Three) Breimer talks about how they were taught to mirror their audience to create better community engagement.
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(Four) It's also essential to enlighten and not just inform.
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Long term viability of inclusive policies.
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(Five) And in that enlightenment, aim to educate the audience.
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Citing the example of climate change, Breimer talks about the requirement of a holistic approach as opposed to a linear one.
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SB: Climate change is related to many topics like gender inequality, politics, feminism and several many topics.
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She quotes the words of Audre Lorde as a point of motivation-
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SB: It is really important to look at the mirror that what are you doing. It's easy to point out to others. But it's difficult to see what you are doing?
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On that note Sanne Breimer concludes her enlightening and warm session on inclusive journalism.
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