When newsrooms around the country were releasing statements about diversity in 2020, Gannett went one step further. It promised to publicize its staff demographics each year.
For three years, Gannett, the largest newspaper chain in the country, kept that promise. But this year, the company has yet to release demographic breakdowns of its largest newsrooms, raising questions among some staff.
“We thought it (the annual reports) was a great step at Gannett because we are a diverse community, and it showed the community that Gannett also agreed that having a diverse newsroom is part of being able to cover the community well,” said Florida Times-Union metro reporter David Bauerlein, who serves as co-chair of his newsroom’s union. “So we were disappointed to see that it hasn’t happened, especially when they had committed to doing it.”
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