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Tyler Falk, Reporter | Stations that signed on to the Public Media for All campaign have made progress in DEI work, but not without tackling internal challenges.
Julian Wyllie, Reporter | Yemisi Oloruntola-Coates began her time with the Boston station by holding “really intensive listening sessions” with over 200 people.
Leigh Giangreco, Freelance Contributor | The CPB funds are allowing participating stations to expand management training that wasn’t previously possible with tight budgets.
Media organizations including New York Public Radio have joined the BBC’s 50:50 Project, which is expanding beyond gender to track race and ethnicity.
“We get to learn from our guests as much as listeners do.”
Ben Morse, Former Editorial Intern | Colorado Public Radio and KOSU in Oklahoma are participating in the Rural News Network, a new initiative from the Institute for Nonprofit News.
The station began offering news in French, Spanish, Somali and Portuguese to deliver public service information amid the pandemic.
Gabe Ferris, Former Editorial Intern | The goal for “Hawai‘i Kulāiwi” is “to help the audience just see Hawaii the way that Hawaiians do,” says Paige Okamura, known to listeners as “DJ Mermaid.”
Ben Morse, Former Editorial Intern | Created in the wake of the Atlanta shootings, “Where Y’all Really From” became the station’s fastest-growing podcast.
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.