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Bio: I stepped out of a major metropolitan newsroom a decade ago and never looked back. Today I write about identity, race relations and gender within the context of medicine and science. Some of my outlets include Scientific American, Health, Salon.com, The Boston Globe and The DNA Files, a series of radio documentaries distributed by National Public Radio. I'm committed to a U.S. news media that represents the voices and perspectives of all of America, and am an "expert fellow" at the Institute for Justice and Journalism.

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At 5:53pm on May 28, 2008, Perry Swanson said…: Hey Sallie -- I gave up on the minorities group a while ago for a couple of reasons. The big one was a reorganization and very severe staff reductions at the paper where I work. Now I have lots more work to do and less time for professional development like this Web page.

The other reason was so few people were participating. I appreciate your attempts to engage on this subject. Obviously we both think it's important.

My approach might have been part of the reason few people responded. I was looking for examples of good reporting on minority issues, but the sad truth might be there aren't many examples out there. It's mostly just the tired old reporting about the local Cinco de Mayo festival and Black History Month.

A fad in journalism several years ago was diversifying newsrooms and news coverage -- remember Gannett's "News 2000" project, or some similar name? I'm not happy about some of the methods that came out of that fad, but I thought it was a valuable conversation and I'm sorry to see it fade.

Thanks again for your message.

At 6:33pm on February 17, 2008, Debora Wenger said…: I know!!! I have to shut down my Facebook page - I've been Superpoked by too many angry friends - I just don't have time for all these communication options!

At 9:18pm on February 13, 2008, Debora Wenger said…: Same to you!

Hope you're doing well - I guess I should make my profile more interesting - yours is shaming me!

Love the photo!
Deb