1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 An oral history with Karen Toulon, a role model for newsroom achievement and diversity. Since joining Bloomberg News in 1999, Karen has led by example, helping Bloomberg News’ global journalists establish a cohesive identity and encouraging team members to realize their full potential Karen has demonstrated through her accomplishments that journalists and their newsroom colleagues will rise to meet a wide variety of career challenges, if they believe in themselves and if others will believe in them. In the summer of 2020, Toulon assumed a position as a senior writer on Bloomberg’s global, cross-platform team that explores inequality in all its forms. “The whole notion of role modeling is something I take very seriously,” Toulon explains in her oral history, acknowledging that she considers herself a representative for her gender, race, and “a profession that I continue to adore.” This oral history, conducted by Dean Rotbart, editor-in-chief of NewsLuminaries.com, was recorded on February 19, 2020. Photo Credit: Avital Rotbart, TimeinaBottlePhotography.com NewsLuminaries http://newsluminaries.libsyn.com/website <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/15632123/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/81103373