I'm fulfilling a dream: Designing a course for first-time managers!

First-time managers are in a unique point in their careers and they often don’t have the space to craft their leadership style and learn frameworks for effective conversations. This Online News Association course happening August 2026 takes participants through all that and more! Cost is $399 for ONA members and $499 for non-members.

Leaders and managers, Personal reflections, Newsroom cultureKathy LuJune 29, 20262026, leadership, workshop

I’m a minority journalism program alum and leader. News flash: Programs aren’t enough

Journalism’s efforts to increase diversity in its newsrooms have relied too much on a passionate few — most of whom not in power — to carry the efforts. Here’s my testimony.

Kathy LuJuly 22, 2021journalism, diversity, workshop, minority