Newsroom diversity has long been recognized as critical to the mission of local news. However, gathering an accurate understanding of diversity in newsrooms has proven a difficult undertaking due to low response rates.
A survey of North Carolina newsrooms and journalists, by the UNC Center for Innovation and Sustainability in Local Media in partnership with the NC Local News Workshop at Elon University, found that newsrooms remained largely white, consistent with prior research across the country. This study, one of few to ask respondents about disability, found that 30% of survey respondents who worked in a newsroom had some kind of disability though very few asked for Americans With Disabilities Act accommodations. Compared to previous research, women in this study had greater representation — both in staff and leadership positions.
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