How Digital Media Can Stay One Step Ahead of the Diversity Revolution

At a NewFronts town hall, moderator Monique Nelson warned that 'culture eats strategy for breakfast'

June 2020’s upheaval around racial justice has been at times painful, at times empowering and hopeful, and at times humbling. In the professional sphere, there’s not an industry that hasn’t felt the impact of the latest iteration of the Black Lives Matter movement.

That’s why this year’s NewFronts includes a critical town hall discussion on race and inequality in digital media.

Moderator Monique Nelson, chair and CEO at UWG, described the year as a “trisis,” with three major crisis moments: the pandemic, the recession and the police killings of George Floyd and other Americans that kicked off global protests.

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