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Journalists Of Colour

How do you navigate the weird and wonderful world of journalism as a person of colour? Each month, a BIPOC journalist will drop their invaluable pearls of wisdom. Join me!

Meet Youmna El Sayed, Palestinian-Egyptian journalist and former Gaza correspondent for Al Jazeera

Jun 5, 2026

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7 min read

Meet Youmna El Sayed, Palestinian-Egyptian journalist and former Gaza correspondent for Al Jazeera

"Either you let the suffering of the people break you, or you turn it into strength to go on, to continue reporting about them."

Lin Taylor | Journalists Of Colour

Meet Amy McQuire, Indigenous Australian journalist and researcher

May 1, 2026

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5 min read

Meet Amy McQuire, Indigenous Australian journalist and researcher

"Australia has never come to terms with its history of genocide, and how white supremacy has been engrained in institutions."

Lin Taylor | Journalists Of Colour

Meet Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson, climate journalist and Samoan chief

Apr 3, 2026

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5 min read

Meet Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson, climate journalist and Samoan chief

"I stay in journalism because Pacific Island stories need to be told by us, for us, and about us. That conviction keeps me going."

Lin Taylor | Journalists Of Colour

Meet Philip Lewis, HuffPost editor and President of the Washington Association of Black Journalists

Mar 6, 2026

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9 min read

Meet Philip Lewis, HuffPost editor and President of the Washington Association of Black Journalists

"It can be challenging when people expect you to speak for all Black men. We're not a monolith."

Lin Taylor | Journalists Of Colour

Meet Beh Lih Yi, Asia-Pacific Director at the Committee to Protect Journalists

Feb 6, 2026

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5 min read

Meet Beh Lih Yi, Asia-Pacific Director at the Committee to Protect Journalists

"We have to keep doing what we do. Eventually we will prove the sceptics wrong."

Lin Taylor | Journalists Of Colour

Meet Rommel H. Ojeda, immigration reporter at Documented

Jan 2, 2026

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7 min read

Meet Rommel H. Ojeda, immigration reporter at Documented

"Being an immigrant reporter comes with personal risks. I have family members who could be affected by the very systems I’m reporting on."

Lin Taylor | Journalists Of Colour

Meet Wa Lone, Reuters journalist and Pulitzer Prize winner

Dec 5, 2025

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4 min read

Meet Wa Lone, Reuters journalist and Pulitzer Prize winner

"If you’re being targeted, it’s not just about you - it’s about silencing the people you’re reporting on."

Lin Taylor | Journalists Of Colour

Meet Zahra Nader, Editor-in-Chief of Zan Times

Nov 7, 2025

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7 min read

Meet Zahra Nader, Editor-in-Chief of Zan Times

"As a woman journalist, if I were inside Afghanistan, my very existence would be considered illegal."

Lin Taylor | Journalists Of Colour

Sep 18, 2025

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2 min read

Welcome to Journalists of Colour!

Navigating the weird and wonderful world of journalism as a person of colour

Lin Taylor | Journalists Of Colour