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The Australian's racist Kamala Harris cartoon shows why diversity in newsrooms matters

  • Written by Janak Rogers, Associate Lecturer, Broadcast Journalism, RMIT University
The Australian's racist Kamala Harris cartoon shows why diversity in newsrooms mattersCarolyn Kaster/AP

A Johannes Leak cartoon published in The Australian today, in which US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is depicted calling his vice-presidential running mate Kamala Harris a “little brown girl”, has drawn widespread condemnation.

Several Australian politicians, including former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd,...

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