TechCrunch & ReCode Diversity Report – Media Hypocrisy in Silicon Valley

Posted by Cam Woodsum 1 Min Read

In the words of Balaji Srinivasan “Oo Nwoye (@OoTheNigerian) noticed that tech journalists didn’t seem to practice what they preached on diversity. He put together a diversity report on them…but 22 tech outlets refused to publish it.”

You can read the full article about the diversity in media hypocrisy here.

If you’re curious about the backstory, there has been an ongoing Twitter debate about the anti-tech narrative being pushed by media outlets after Taylor Lorenz criticized the female CEO of Away Luggage, Steph Korey.

Most of the big names in Silicon Valley tech and media picked a side and weighed in on Twitter.

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