How newsrooms quietly reproduce racism | Nina Robinson | TEDxMoseley

Journalist Nina Robinson examines how everyday newsroom practices can unintentionally reinforce racism, even when reporters believe they are simply reporting facts. Drawing on years of work in local, national and international newsrooms, the talk looks at how routine editorial choices shape public perception and which stories society chooses to tell. The talk was given at TEDxMoseley, an independently organised TEDx event. Robinson is a Peabody Award winner who has worked on global news and current affairs for the BBC World Service, and she now runs a podcast production company in Birmingham. The talk is presented as a look at media bias and journalism rather than a report on a specific news event.

• Everyday newsroom practices that shape public perception
• How journalism can reinforce racism while reporting facts
• Media bias and the choice of which stories get told
• Background from years of work in UK and international newsrooms

Can journalism unintentionally reinforce racism while believing it is simply reporting the facts? Drawing on years inside local, national and international newsrooms, this talk exposes the everyday newsroom practices that quietly shape public perception. A compelling look at media bias, journalism and the stories society chooses to tell. Nina is a prestigious Peabody Award winner for her journalism working on global news and international current affairs for the BBC World Service. She is recipient of a Foreign Press Association prize for her programme on south-side Chicago’s dog fighting scene and was temporarily based in Kingston, Jamaica as a foreign correspondent. Over her BBC career, she worked at senior editorial levels in radio, TV and digital/online news leaving after the pandemic to set up her own media production company specialising in podcasts, in her home city of Birmingham in the West Midlands. As CEO of Soundtruism, she founded the Uni Pod Festival a podcast creator festival that platforms diverse voices whilst upskilling next-gen and regional podcasting talent based at Birmingham City University. She was awarded a Fellowship by The Radio Academy – the highest accolade awarded by UK’s radio industry in 2023 and is a passionate advocate for diversity in the UK media industry. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx