System/Policy
How a focus on diversity has strengthened NPR
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Contrary to the argument made by former NPR editor Uri Berliner, NPR’s efforts to diversify its workforce have enhanced its journalism and helped it realize its founding mission.
Rewind: The Roots of Public Media
How a CPB task force advanced a prescient vision for diversity in public radio
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In the late 1970s, the critiques by CPB’s Minority Task Force pushed NPR to increase minority employment and training programs and served as a case study in why racial diversity in decision-making bodies matters.