System/Policy
Newsrooms must be ‘prodded into action’ on staffing diversity, says Harvard report
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NPR and “PBS NewsHour” were among the few national media outlets to share staff diversity data for the report.
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NPR and “PBS NewsHour” were among the few national media outlets to share staff diversity data for the report.
“We like to talk about what the Ferguson police look like, but we don’t like so much turning around and seeing what our own boards look like.”
In the late 1970s, the critiques by CPB’s Minority Task Force pushed NPR to increase minority employment and training programs and served as a case study in why racial diversity in decision-making bodies matters.
The four stations collaborating on the project will each hire a new reporter.
The Public Media Village concept tested last year will be adapted for several conferences this summer, including next month’s AAJA event in Philadelphia.
A Republican lawmaker accused CPB having an “agenda” by supporting three films.
From its origins, NPR emphasized contributions from women at a time when they were rarely heard in positions of authority in broadcasting.
The network created an executive role for its training division to demonstrate that its “commitment to training is absolutely essential.”
We need your help to identify up-and-coming talents whose names we don’t know yet and should.
The one-week program is open to all who identify themselves as part of an under-represented group in public radio and podcasting.
Two interviews about public media’s responsibilities in a new political climate.
Public media journalists give their recommendations.
The survey found that minority employment is at 23 percent for online-only sites, slightly higher than the 17 percent reported for daily newspapers.
The network and more than two dozen stations will share a space on the convention floor.
The New Deciders and Willie Velasquez: Empowering the People are set to air this fall.
Panelists at the Public Radio News Directors Inc. conference shared tips on recruiting and retaining people of color.
The 30-minute show, which discusses how racial relations of today are reflected in the civil rights movement, is part of a package that includes rebroadcast rights for Eyes on the Prize I and II.
After moving its headquarters to downtown Springfield, Mass., the public radio network launched its initiative to bring stories of the city’s diverse communities to its air.
People of color account for 22.4 percent of the network’s news staff.
Foo talks about her frank and funny manifesto for Transom, “What To Do If Your Workplace Is Too White.”