Yay, Diversity!

I love diversity. I encourage as much of it around me as possible. Most of my life experience, as well as my experience with diverse individuals, comes from my time at the paper. Working in journalism puts you in a position where you must be unbiased and fair to everyone reading what you print, no matter what your personal feelings are or how well you can relate to your constituents.

I've worked with both powerful men and women, from all nationalities. But even though tolerance for diversity was necessary in my job, I was still catering to a primarily white, low-to-middle-class community. Most of our subscribers fit into those categories. However, when you print the news, you know that the information you produce is typically sent out into a vacuum, and you don't get feedback unless you did something wrong. While I was producing news for a certain audience, I had to be constantly aware of offending someone outside of the targeted community.

I plan to use this experience with diversity in my job here at the Writing Center. Hopefully, I can be more tuned in to my tutees' needs and personal convictions without allowing my own to come into play.