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CityAndStateNY.com
March 8, 2021
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MEET OUR NEW ADVISORY BOARD By Ralph R. Ortega and Sheryl Huggins Salomon
CITY & STATE WELCOMES 13 POWER PLAYERS TO GUIDE US AS WE COVER NEW YORK’S DIVERSE COMMUNITIES.
ITY & STATE has created its first advisory board to provide valuable insights that will help maintain and improve our focus on diversity and inclusion within our editorial coverage, power lists and rankings. This 13-member panel comes in response to City & State’s commitment to reflecting all of New York’s diverse communities in our coverage of local and state politics and government. These individuals have been chosen because of their professional and personal commitment to New York, and their knowledge of the communities they serve, as well as their unique perspectives about the concerns and experiences of people in those communities. With regard to the power lists and rankings, City & State sets out to ensure they reflect who is powerful, influential or noteworthy within various industries. Inclusion on a list does not equal an endorsement or moral judgment on a person’s record in their industry. The board will be headed by Sheryl Huggins Salomon, left, a City & State contributing editor and the chief communications officer for the NYU McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research. Sheryl’s previous posts include editorial leadership positions at outlets focused on the interests and achievements of Black people, as managing editor of The Root and AOL Black Voices, as well as editorial director of NewsOne.com. Sheryl’s further journalistic experience at outlets such as Dow Jones Newswires, Fortune’s erstwhile FSB. com digital outlet, and the Asbury Park Press shaped her understanding of truly inclusive coverage. She also has worked for Gizmodo Media Group, The Washington Post, Time, Dow Jones and Urban One, and has taught journalism at CUNY York College. To meet the other advisory board members, read on.
