Conference speakers say diverse media needed now more than ever

Conference speakers say diverse media needed now more than ever

A recent local media conference shared a loud and clear message with attendees: Black-owned media and media outlets led by other people of color are truly democracy’s last line of defense and are needed now more than ever. This message, however, wasn’t the intended main focus of the recent Houston Community Media (HCoM) Expo and Conference held at the United Way Building. Rather, HCoM, a network of multilingual, multiracial media outlets buildin…