Programs/Content
Meet the first-ever editor for Latino audiences at NPR
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“The weight of coverage shouldn’t have to fall on the shoulders of a select few, but rather on the organization as a whole. I am here to make sure of that.”
Programs/Content
Study suggests a way forward in serving diverse audiences with classical music
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“Clearly, the path to diversifying audiences for our organizations involves a robust digital strategy in addition to making our radio programming welcoming to listeners from all backgrounds and ethnicities,” writes the leader of Classical KING FM.
Programs/Content
GBH News sharpens focus on diversity and inclusion through Maynard Institute program
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Julian Wyllie, Reporter |
In addition to rethinking its editorial workflow, the newsroom aims to build a staff that closely mirrors the demographics of Boston by 2027.
System/Policy
Keep DEI a priority, even when the economy says otherwise
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When news organizations say they support diversity efforts but their actions don’t match, teams and communities lose faith.
System/Policy
PBS report shows increase in diversity among prime-time programs
By Julian Wyllie, Reporter |
The fiscal year 2022 report is the second annual study from PBS highlighting its efforts to increase diversity, equity and inclusion.
Programs/Content
Having equitable impact means overcoming the barriers we keep in place
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Good or even great work is not always equitable work. We often simply don’t reach children of color because we establish or preserve barriers that prevent reach.
System/Policy
Survey finds noncommercial radio stations outpace commercial counterparts in newsroom diversity
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Tyler Falk, Reporter |
This year’s RTDNA/Newhouse School at Syracuse University Survey survey found that 63.9% of noncommercial radio newsrooms surveyed had staffers of color.
Engagement
Got a plan to engage Latino audiences? Test your big ideas against this checklist before moving forward
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The costs of bad Latina/o/e/x outreach can be fatal for your organization’s strategy, writes Ernesto Aguilar.
Programs/Content
How to fix the unconscious biases in your newsroom’s pitch process
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“Our handling of story ideas can have built-in defenses against the biases that all of us bring to work every day.”
System/Policy
KPBS will participate in American Press Institute program to reach diverse communities
By Tyler Falk, Reporter |
KPBS is one of five newsrooms that will “test new strategies to build relationships with underserved communities.”
Programs/Content
How tracking source diversity is changing coverage at NPR and MPR
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Abigail Pritchard, Former Editorial Intern |
“I think that the only way we do better is if we have accountability,” said Pallavi Gogoi, head of NPR’s business desk.
System/Policy
CPB data shows decline in pubmedia workforce, small increases in staff diversity
By Julian Wyllie, Reporter |
Representation of Hispanics and African Americans grew in leadership ranks, while the percentage of such roles held by Asians and Pacific Islanders fell.
System/Policy
How public media can make good on its commitment to diversity
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The seminal research initiative Audience 88 shaped programming for more than 30 years. It’s time for a new vision.
Programs/Content
Expansion of Nashville Public Radio prioritizes staff diversity with goals to better serve growing city
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With launch of “This is Nashville,” WPLN aims to deliver coverage that’s “driven by the community, for the community.”
Diversity
Diversify or die out: Five steps for creating a newsroom that reflects America
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Changing the storytellers is the only way to help reverse the news media’s unconscionable pattern of racial inequity, says YR Media CEO Kyra Kyles.