{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Oral History: Karen Toulon","description":" 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\u2019 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\u2019s global, cross-platform team that explores inequality in all its forms. \u201cThe whole notion of role modeling is something I take very seriously,\u201d Toulon explains in her oral history, acknowledging that she considers herself a representative for her gender, race, and \u201ca profession that I continue to adore.\u201d 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 ","author_name":"NewsLuminaries","author_url":"http:\/\/newsluminaries.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<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>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/81103373"}