Indigenous Affairs Editor
Graham Lee Brewer joined KOSU s Indigenous Affairs team in December 2020, as an editor for the desk.
The Cherokee Nation citizen is also an associate editor for Indigenous Affairs at High Country News and a regular contributor to NPR and
The New York Times. He previously worked for The Oklahoman, Oklahoma Watch and eCapitol.
In 2018, Brewer teamed up with Buzzfeed News to produce a story about Navajo voters in San Juan County, Utah. The story received critical acclaim and won several Native American Journalist Association Awards.
In 2020, Brewer teamed up with Simon Romero from
The New York Times to report a story about Governor Kevin Stitt s falling out with the Tribes over the state s gaming compacts. The story shined a light on the unique situation Tribes in the state find themselves in as generators of revenue for the state as well as their citizens.
Graham Lee Brewer
KOSU is excited to announce the addition of Graham Lee Brewer to the Indigenous Affairs team, where he will be working with reporter Allison Herrera as an editor for the desk.
The Cherokee Nation citizen is also an associate editor for Indigenous Affairs at High Country News and a regular contributor to NPR and
The New York Times. He previously worked for
The Oklahoman, Oklahoma Watch and eCapitol. I m thrilled to be working with Graham again, said Herrera, KOSU s Indigneous Affairs reporter. Graham brings attention to detail and the skills to tell the nuanced and informed stories that are needed when covering Indigenous stories.
“We must intentionally elevate the voices that have not always been the loudest.”
If 2020 leaves us with any lesson, it’s that the civic narrative cannot be driven from a white male perspective. Every single journalist, each of our sources, and all the members of our audience embody any number of traits. Our continued reliance on shortcuts fails to describe the full lives of people we should be covering accurately and humanely.
And one area where U.S. journalism has fallen short time and again is covering Indigenous issues. It’s no surprise. Less than 1 percent of journalists are Native American, according to surveys by the News Leaders Association and RTDNA.
Announcing the Texas Observer’s New Engagement Initiative
Since 1954, the Observer has focused on communities who are often ignored. Funding from the Google News Initiative takes us to the next level.
Since 1954, the Observer has focused on communities who are often ignored. Funding from the Google News Initiative takes us to the next level.
DaLyah Jones
Dec 15, 2020, 11:00 am CST
Journalism’s great strength is in its ability to hold the powerful to account. For too long, however, that power has been tempered by the fact that communities of color are often simply written out of or represented incorrectly in news coverage. This great sin of omission is something that we are only now beginning to confront.
The Interceptâs 2020 Annual Staff Demographic Survey
Having an understanding of our staffâs demographic profile is key as we seek to further diversify our newsroom.
December 15 2020, 9:01Â p.m.
Following extensive discussions about diversity and inclusion in our newsroom, The Intercept decided to conduct a comprehensive demographic survey of our staff.
The survey, which consisted of 16 questions sent to all 53 full-time U.S. employees, was conducted in March 2020 and will be repeated annually. Voluntary and anonymous, the survey was completed by 98 percent of newsroom employees.
Having an understanding of our staffâs demographic profile is key as we seek to further diversify our newsroom, and the annual survey will help provide a benchmark for ongoing diversity initiatives at The Intercept. According to the survey results, 58 percent of our staff identify as white and 34 percent identify as people of color, with the remainder declining to self-identify. Our lon