It’s been a year of learning for the newsrooms participating in the 2023 Source Matters Cohort ​​to track the diversity of people quoted in their stories. Here are ways some of the participating newsrooms have shared this work with their audiences. more

New touch point will direct traffic to URL Partners and connect them to new consumers and advertisers without cannibalizing community media. more

Challenges include access to capital, lack of business experience and low capacity. more

This upcoming year marks the 40th anniversary of the launch of the Los Angeles Times’ in-house program to diversify journalism, Metpro, now known as the Los Angeles Times Fellowship. more

The Latino Donor Collaborative (LDC), a nonprofit organization and think tank dedicated to producing research that highlights economic opportunities for growth, has unveiled the first annual edition of the 2023 LDC-NAHJ U.S. Latinos in Journalism Report, available for download. more

Dr. Meredith Clark and Tracie Powell discuss funders and publishers, the challenges of studying funding to BIPOC news outlets, and how they’d distribute $500 million to local news. more

Colorado News Collaborative has unveiled what it calls a first-of-its-kind online guide that will “help newsrooms find diverse sources” while also helping community members connect with local reporters. more

“As the much-anticipated initiative to fortify local news ecosystems rolls out, we think it’s important to remember just what is 'local news' and who are the people who have long been providing it.” more

Mundo Hispano Digital, the parent company of MundoNow.com, one of the oldest Certified Minority Latino media platforms in the United States, has announced the launch of The MundoNow Project, a new … more

In September’s Special Edition series, API will amplify insights and share resources learned alongside newsrooms that track the diversity of people quoted in their stories through Source Matters, API’s award-winning source diversity tracking and analysis tool. more

As more media companies reported their annual workforce diversity numbers this summer, one trend in the data stood out among several publishers: There is an uptick in the percentage of people choosing not to disclose or self-report their ethnic or racial background. more

Amid an increasingly hostile political landscape, the association has revamped its resources to address shortfalls in news coverage. more

In the fall of 2022, for the first time ever, Mother Jones launched a series of focus groups so that we can better serve Black readers. Focus groups might sound surprisingly old-school in this digital era. But that was exactly the point: If you get a bunch of people together to talk about Mother Jones, what might they say? more

Gannett has stumbled upon a roadblock in its effort to diversify the company.   more

The Native American Journalists Association announced Friday it is changing its name to the Indigenous Journalists Association in an effort to become more inclusive and strengthen ties with Indigenous journalists worldwide. more

News media made by and for the two largest racial and ethnic minority groups in the United States — Black Americans and Hispanic Americans — have been a consistent part of the American news landscape. Largely, newspapers and television aimed at both of these groups have recently had audience declines. Explore the trends in Hispanic- and Black-oriented news outlets. more

It’s a tough season for those of us who believe in the importance of racial diversity in newsrooms. The Supreme Court opinion in the Harvard and UNC cases last month basically renounced as unconstitutional the view that selective colleges should look like America racially, and it will be just a hop, skip and jump for this activist Court to soon extend this vision to workplaces. more

Stark disparities in salaries and tenure exist between white newsroom workers and people of color at Forbes, according to a union study obtained by Axios. more

Many Black-led outlets — digital and legacy media alike — are still trying to figure out how to sustain their work. more

Las Vegas Review-Journal en Español with rjespanol.com, in partnership with La Bonita Supermarkets, is pleased to announce "Heroes of Our Community," a new award program. This initiative honors everyday heroes who contribute significantly through their time, talents and unwavering dedication. more