Short film shines a light on the inequities of being “Black in the Newsroom”
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on December 1, 2022
Elizabeth Montgomery and Collette Watson have a common goal: Equity in journalism.
On Facebook, Montgomery, a former reporter at The Arizona Republic, was forthright about her shoddy pay at the Gannett-owned newspaper. She eventually left and now works at Downtown Phoenix, Inc. Watson, a communications strategist and musician, briefly studied journalism before deciding it wasn’t for her. She worked at J. Walter Thompson and is now vice president . . .
