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Research “was designed to cultivate a listening audience that would support the network financially. This strategy has, in turn, informed how NPR conceives of, and pursues, its ideal Latinx listener.”
“Sometimes we decide not to ask questions when we’re afraid of what the answer may be. I suspect that may be the case when it comes to why people of color leave the industry.”
You’ve started tracking the diversity of your sources. Hooray! Now, there are a few things you and your newsroom can do to make sure that source diversity tracking becomes a lasting habit.
Tyler Falk, Reporter | The former basketball star turned ESPN commentator Williams will ask his guests “how they continue to build their own businesses and hustle to the point of their own personal brand … because that’s exactly where I am in my life.”
Gabe Ferris, Former Editorial Intern | Stations and their community partners are welcoming the show’s social and emotional curriculum with virtual events and interactive in-school workshops.
The Seattle station received a CPB grant to distribute the toolkit, which details every aspect of the recruitment process.
“The big challenge is going to be thinking about where Morning Edition goes as a show, in five years and 10 years.”
Mike Janssen, Digital Editor | Stations in Minneapolis, Milwaukee and Jackson, Miss., will join the CPB-supported Urban Alternative format with the goal of reaching new listeners.
Tyler Falk, Reporter | Law firm Foster Garvey PC has seen “an increasing number of licensees” that have “expressed concerns with the binary options provided to answer the question of gender” on some FCC forms.
Ben Morse, Former Editorial Intern | “The misery from a local perspective continues even after some of the national media has left. But the unique thing with The Communities Initiative is we’re still here. We’re still recording.”
Julian Wyllie, Reporter | The podcast follows months of criticism directed at PBS and public media about the system’s DEI initiatives and lack of transparency.
The pursuit of objectivity has been used for decades to silence the voices of women and people of color. But many newsroom leaders are beginning to come around on the issue.
Mike Janssen, Digital Editor | Created by Furman University and South Carolina ETV, the Public Media Diversity Leaders Initiative convenes its second session next month.
The corporate focus on metrics and data in achieving diversity initiatives can shift internal conversations from “what we’ve always done” to a rationale for specific changes.
Speaking during the Television Critics Association summer press tour, Burns said he supported PBS’ new initiatives to increase programming diversity.