System/Policy
Nonprofit newsroom dissolves over allegations directed at founder
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After a journalist tweeted about “massive red flags” during a job interview, FairWarning’s board called it quits.
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After a journalist tweeted about “massive red flags” during a job interview, FairWarning’s board called it quits.
Each of the nonprofits that fund and support public TV content by and for diverse communities will receive an additional $500,000.
The data also reveals that men and women held equal shares of jobs in the system in 2020.
The station will commission and broadcast recordings of works by composers from underrepresented communities.
“The mix of public media messages that I’m needed, but only to a hierarchical point, is a confounding conundrum.”
“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.”
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.”
As management resets its approach for improving workplace culture, an employee-led group that pressed for change moves to the sidelines.
The “It’s Been a Minute” producer is one of 12 Nieman Visiting Fellows for 2021 and the only one working in public radio.
Colleagues who convened for Zoom chats evolved into a group pushing for change at stations and networks.
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.
Public Media for All Day “left me wondering how people with disabilities remain underrepresented in our leadership, content creation, strategic goals and budgets.”
MPR plans to hire a community engagement officer and hold diversity trainings for newsroom staff.
By inviting people who appear on air to share their demographic data, WPR created a way to accurately measure the diversity of sources in its news and talk programs.
It’s time to rethink PBS’ commitments to one man’s lens on American history and culture, writes filmmaker Grace Lee.