People
A Latina leads change in D.C. journalism
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Teresa Frontado on her arc from public media to community-focused nonprofit news.
System/Policy
How DEI councils can help public media manage change and retain staff
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Effective DEI councils can help organizations reduce turnover and achieve other key performance indicators.
People
How NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe is changing the sound of public radio
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Rascoe has brought a fresh, relatable perspective to her role as the host of “Weekend Edition Sunday,” and listeners are responding.
System/Policy
The importance of Employee Resource Groups and how to create one at your station
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Employee Resource Groups can help to amplify underrepresented voices, promote education and break down barriers within your organization.
Programs/Content
How journalists can shape society through ethical storytelling
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Minal Bopaiah of Brevity & Wit discusses an inclusive and prosocial framework for redefining race and equity coverage.
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.
Diversity
We can’t let anti-DEI laws kill public media
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These laws not only create an environment ripe for misunderstanding but also gut efforts to equip employees with the skills to engage all our communities effectively.
Programs/Content
Why public radio’s efforts to reach new audiences aren’t moving the needle
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“The appeal of the content must be clearly different than what we currently offer. The people needed to do this work are probably not even in our industry today.”
System/Policy
How anti-diversity laws are jeopardizing pubmedia’s DEI efforts
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Tyler Falk, Reporter |
Leaders in public media fear the state laws could have a “chilling effect” on DEI work at some stations.
System/Policy
CPB faces scrutiny from Ted Cruz over diversity policy
By Tyler Falk, Reporter |
Sen. Cruz questioned whether a CPB policy violates the 14th Amendment in light of a Supreme Court decision on affirmative action.
System/Policy
WHYY and the case for infrastructure for equitable journalism
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A new book examines the Philadelphia station’s efforts to address structural racism and how a newsroom leader’s departure affected those initiatives.
Programs/Content
13 tips for facilitating youth media programs with teens who are incarcerated
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Young people’s voices and perspectives are often left out of news coverage. One way to address that? Pass the mic.
System/Policy
Representation of Asian, Black and Hispanic staffers grows at public media stations
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Julian Wyllie, Reporter |
Only the percentage of Native American staffers at stations declined since 2022, according to new CPB data on CSG grantees.
Programs/Content
WITF’s ‘Melanin Report’ seeks to amplify BIPOC voices in Central Pennsylvania
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Mina Allen, Former Editorial Intern |
“It goes such a long way to hear that news anchor speak just like you,” says host and creator Marquis Lupton.
Programs/Content
Death, rituals and outlaws: How PBS stations are using YouTube to reach young and diverse audiences
By Julian Wyllie, Reporter |
A CPB-backed initiative helped launch YouTube series produced by stations in Texas, Louisiana and North Carolina, among other locations.