| Newsroom Employment Census
Published: April 03, 1999
Last Updated: April 29, 2008
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Increasing diversity in
U.S. newspaper newsrooms has been a primary ASNE mission since 1978. The Society has been an industry leader in helping newspapers better reflect their communities.
The Newsroom Employment
Census is a tool ASNE uses to measure the success of its goal of having the
percentage of minorities working in newsrooms nationwide equal to the percentage
of minorities in the nation's population by 2025.
Current census
Table A: Minority
employment in daily newspapers: projections based on responses to annual employment
census
Table B: Numbers
and percentage of minorities by race and job category
Table C: Numbers
and percentage of whites and minorities by job category
Table D: Percentage
distribution of whites and minorities in job categories
Table E: Percentage
of newspapers in seven circulation categories employing minority journalists
Table F: Minority
journalists as a percentage of the professional work force of newspapers in
eight circulation categories
Table G: Percentage
distribution of whites and minorities by circulation category
Table H: Percentage
of minority journalists working for newspapers with circulations above and
below 100,000
Table I: Numbers
and percentages of minorities in first full-time professional jobs
Table J: Numbers
and percentages of minorities in internships
Table K: Regional
Comparison of Minority Newsroom Employment
Table L: Numbers
and percentage of men and women by race
Table M: Numbers
and percentage of men and women by job category
Table N: Percentage
distribution of men and women in job categories
Table O: Minority
and white retention
Table P: Percent
and number of newsroom employees by group
Past censuses
- 2007: main press release, minority
percentages at participating newspapers
- 2006: main press release, minority
percentages at participating newspapers
- 2005: main press release, minority
percentage at participating newspapers
- 2004: main
press release, minority
percentage at participating newspapers
- 2003: main
press release, minority
percentage at participating newspapers
- 2002: main
press release, minority
percentage at participating newspapers
- 2001: main
press release, minority
percentage at participating newspapers
- 2000: main
press release, minority
percentage at participating newspapers
- 1999: main
press release, minority
percentage at participating newspapers
- 1998: main
press release, minority
percentage at participating newspapers
- 1997: main
press release
For earlier information,
please contact ASNE Diversity Director Bobbi Bowman at bowmanb@asne.org
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