System/Policy
Public Media for All analysis highlights persistent gaps in pubmedia diversity
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Comparing recently released CPB data to U.S. Census demographics shows that public media is only keeping pace with or lagging behind national trends.
System/Policy
With language training, Alaska’s KTOO aims to ‘feel more like home’ for Indigenous listeners
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Stephanie Mirah, Former Editorial Intern |
A 13-week course in the Lingít language is part of broader DEI efforts at the Juneau station.
Education
With new program, ‘Nova’ hopes to inspire and diversify next generation of science communicators
By 
Skye Witley, Former Editorial Intern |
The national program will help 30 students make science videos about topics of their choice.
System/Policy
Nonprofit newsroom dissolves over allegations directed at founder
By Skye Witley, Former Editorial Intern |
After a journalist tweeted about “massive red flags” during a job interview, FairWarning’s board called it quits.
System/Policy
CPB increases annual funding to public TV’s multicultural alliance
By 
Julian Wyllie, Reporter and Skye Witley, Former Editorial Intern |
Each of the nonprofits that fund and support public TV content by and for diverse communities will receive an additional $500,000.
System/Policy
CPB data shows ‘incremental growth’ in racial diversity across stations
By Julian Wyllie, Reporter |
The data also reveals that men and women held equal shares of jobs in the system in 2020.
Programs/Content
All Classical Portland initiative aims to diversify choices for classical works
By Skye Witley, Former Editorial Intern |
The station will commission and broadcast recordings of works by composers from underrepresented communities.
System/Policy
Made for Public Media: To BIPOC colleagues, what is public media?
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“The mix of public media messages that I’m needed, but only to a hierarchical point, is a confounding conundrum.”
Diversity
An anti-racist future: a vision and plan for the transformation of public media
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“This effort is the result of more than 200 people in public media coming together to identify the primary obstacles to anti-racist public media and create a vision for transformation.”
System/Policy
After union win, staffers at MPR’s The Current seek to address ‘identity crisis’
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Current and former employees of the Triple A station say they’re troubled by a lack of staff diversity and a clear mission statement, as well as “tension between who we are and who we’re allowed to be.”
System/Policy
WNET’s plan to address diversity and inclusion leaves some employees feeling shut out
By Julian Wyllie, Reporter |
As management resets its approach for improving workplace culture, an employee-led group that pressed for change moves to the sidelines.
Programs/Content
With Nieman fellowship, NPR’s Anjuli Sastry will tell immigrants’ stories, create mentorship guide
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Tyler Falk, Reporter |
The “It’s Been a Minute” producer is one of 12 Nieman Visiting Fellows for 2021 and the only one working in public radio.
System/Policy
How Celeste Headlee’s ‘safe space’ for colleagues became a movement against racism in public radio
By Tyler Falk, Reporter |
Colleagues who convened for Zoom chats evolved into a group pushing for change at stations and networks.
System/Policy
Public Media for All campaign gives participants ‘something to aspire to’
By Tyler Falk, Reporter |
Led by people of color in public media, the coalition has gained pledges from nearly two dozen stations and national organizations to commit to changes focused on diversity, equity and inclusion.
Diversity in Public Media
How public media can ensure its push for diversity includes people with disabilities
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Public Media for All Day “left me wondering how people with disabilities remain underrepresented in our leadership, content creation, strategic goals and budgets.”