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‘EVIL WILL NOT WIN’

straightforward and, in many ways, mirrored the path of a reporter. Get your start wherever you land, work your way up to the beat (or desk) of your choice and maybe you’ll join the news organization of your dreams.

Today, there are so many fun and different pathways. Honestly, I don’t even know if I’m the right person to ask. But I think there is enormous value in taking a deep interest in our constantly evolving industry.

News media is and has been on its toes for some time now. To me, that means there are many less traditional pathways to doing the design work you wish to do.

Another idea that comes to mind is to always be doing. When I made my way to digital design, I had so much fun trying new things all the time. Every project became an opportunity to learn something new. If you’re good at telling the story about the process and what you learned, I think hiring managers will pay attention and take note that you can evolve in their organization.

What do you see as the most important trend or facet of visual journalism/media creative today?

I think it’s tragic that some of the greatest creative, technical and visual talent is concentrated in certain regions of the country, large news organizations, bespoke nonprofit newsrooms and tech companies. When I step into smaller news organizations and see important work being done, I wish my studio or my clients had the resources to bring in elite talent to support production, elevate the quality of journalism and improve its ability to reach their intended (mostly underserved) audience.

Elite journalism — the kind that changes hearts and minds, holds power to account and improves policy and people’s living conditions — the aspiration to deliver quality journalism in the best possible way is always the most critical trend in journalism.

But to me, the next most important trend is not a trend. That is, answering the important question of how we might democratize access to elite and diverse talent in the news industry.

The stories are there. Luckily the newsrooms are still there. But the apparatus of accessible industry talent is not.

View Charles Grace’s work:

• The Defender IG

• Sacramento Observer

• The Community Voice

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