Diversity, equity and inclusion in public media
Serving the American public in all of its diversity is an important part of the mission of public media articulated in the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967. But the overwhelming consensus now is that the system has failed to live its values, that structural racism plagues our institutions and that diversity, equity and inclusion of people of color in leadership roles and in our audiences must be our top priority. How must public media change in order to look and sound more like the America we are supposed to reflect and serve? Read Current’s ongoing coverage and commentaries on the imperative of inclusion.
Serving the American public in all of its diversity is an important part of the mission of public media articulated in the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967. But the overwhelming consensus now is that the system has failed to live its values, that structural racism plagues our institutions and that diversity, equity and inclusion of people of color in leadership roles and in our audiences must be our top priority. How must public media change in order to look and sound more like the America we are supposed to reflect and serve? Read Current’s ongoing coverage and commentaries on the imperative of inclusion.
How the pandemic has created challenges for PRX’s DEI director
"When you're at home, how do you engage in difference?" asks Byron Green, who joined PRX in April 2021. "How do you ...Union sees headway on DEI goals at NPR but highlights ‘a lot more work to ...
NPR's SAG-AFTRA union issued a mixed progress report this month on its demands for addressing diversity issues within the network.Reset of DEI work at WNET quiets discord but hasn’t healed all rifts
The end of an employee council focused on DEI issues has lessened friction within the station. But former members say areas such ...Stations encounter burnout, frustration in ‘long game’ of advancing DEI goals
Stations that signed on to the Public Media for All campaign have made progress in DEI work, but not without tackling internal ...How GBH’s inclusion and equity officer is rolling out her four-phase plan for DEI work
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The CPB funds are allowing participating stations to expand management training that wasn’t previously possible with tight budgets.Born at the BBC, a framework for balancing gender representation in content goes global
Media organizations including New York Public Radio have joined the BBC's 50:50 Project, which is expanding beyond gender to track race and ...New KUT podcast showcases Austin’s Black community
"We get to learn from our guests as much as listeners do.”Stations contribute reporting, expand reach of new rural news network
Colorado Public Radio and KOSU in Oklahoma are participating in the Rural News Network, a new initiative from the Institute for Nonprofit ...Maine Public addresses ‘new urgency’ with video newscasts created for immigrants
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The goal for "Hawai‘i Kulāiwi" is “to help the audience just see Hawaii the way that Hawaiians do,” says Paige Okamura, known ...Louisville Public Media podcast explores experiences of Asian Americans in Kentucky
Created in the wake of the Atlanta shootings, "Where Y'all Really From" became the station’s fastest-growing podcast.How a public broadcasting system ‘asleep at the transmitter’ has overlooked Latino listeners
Research "was designed to cultivate a listening audience that would support the network financially. This strategy has, in turn, informed how NPR ...Pubmedia’s failure to retain people of color needs a closer look
"Sometimes we decide not to ask questions when we’re afraid of what the answer may be. I suspect that may be the ...How to sustain source diversity tracking in your organization
You’ve started tracking the diversity of your sources. Hooray! Now, there are a few things you and your newsroom can do to ...
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