Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Meet the Press: Diversity, Inclusion, & Women in Tech (Photos)

PRSA Immediate Past President, Y'Anad Burrell, panel moderator Claudia Cruz, and PRSA Director-At-Large, Diversity, Rahel Marsie-Hazen (above, from left to right)

Last Wednesday, Bhava Communications and PRSA San Francisco co-hosted a panel event at the Parlor inside The Battery that centered around a meta conversation about the conversation about how diversity, inclusion, and women in tech are being represented in the media, the challenges that come with it, and what to look forward to in 2018.


Francesca DeAnda (left) and Jocelynn Stidham (right) from the Bhava Communications team.

Bhava Communications founder and CEO, Elizabeth Zaborowska (left) and Claudia Cruz, tech reporter for CNET en Español (right).

Bhava founder, Liz Zaborowska, and PRSA San Francisco President, Annie Moore (above left and right).
Anton and Duncan from the Bhava team with panel speaker, Daisuke Wakabayashi, business reporter for The New York Times (above).
PRSA Immediate Past President, Y'Anad Burrell, panel moderator Claudia Cruz, and PRSA Director-At-Large, Diversity, Rahel Marsie-Hazen (above, from left to right)
Panelist TC Currie (above left) and Bhava's Managing Principal, Amber Winans (above right).
Jocelynn Stidham, Liz Zaborowska, and Francesca DeAnda from Bhava, and panelist Sequoia Blodgett of Black Enterprise (above, from left to right).
Opening remarks from PRSA SF President and Director, Programs, Annie Moore (above left).
Bhava founder and CEO, Liz Zaborowska introduced the panel (above).
Panel speakers (from left to right): Daisuke Wakabayashi, business reporter for The New York TimesTC Currie, writer for The New StackSequoia Blodgett, tech editor for Black Enterprise Magazine, and moderator Claudia Cruz, tech reporter for CNET en Español.
Closing remarks from PRSA Immediate Past President, Y'Anad Burrell (above left).
Panel speakers (above, from left to right): Daisuke Wakabayashi, business reporter for The New York TimesTC Currie, writer for The New StackSequoia Blodgett, tech editor for Black Enterprise Magazine, and moderator Claudia Cruz, tech reporter for CNET en Español.
Attendees, many of whom are PR and communications professionals, with panelist, Sequoia Blodgett tech editor at Black Enterprise Magazine.

A few takeaways that stuck with me: Daisuke's tip to focus on the story arc rather than happy stories alone, and his clearest piece of advice "Don't lie to me" when pitching a story. Sequoia agreed with Daisuke that the story arc is important, however she shared how she chooses to cover positive stories as media representations are often negative. TC highlighted the importance of representing people of all shapes and sizes, and also shared insight into how the code one writes can be shaped or informed by transitioning genders.

For those who attended the panel, was there a takeaway you want to share? Feel free to share in the comments below.  Thank you again to Bhava for inviting me to document your panel!

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