Newsroom Employment Census

1. Newsroom Employment Census

2. Newsroom Employment Census • There are about 38,000 full-time daily newspaper journalists in the U.S., down from 40,600 last year.

3. Newsroom Employment Census • There are about 38,000 full-time daily newspaper journalists in the U.S., down from 40,600 last year. • Of the 38,000, about 4,700 or 12.37 percent are racial minorities. Minority employment in daily newspapers has been above 12 percent since 2002.

4. Newsroom Employment Census • There are about 38,000 full-time daily newspaper journalists in the U.S., down from 40,600 last year. • Of the 38,000, about 4,700 or 12.37 percent are racial minorities. Minority employment in daily newspapers has been above 12 percent since 2002. • The continued trend is a loss of overall jobs and a lack of growth in the proportion of racial minorities in the newsroom.

5. Newsroom Employment Census • There are about 38,000 full-time daily newspaper journalists in the U.S., down from 40,600 last year. • Of the 38,000, about 4,700 or 12.37 percent are racial minorities. Minority employment in daily newspapers has been above 12 percent since 2002. • The continued trend is a loss of overall jobs and a lack of growth in the proportion of racial minorities in the newsroom. • Census funded by Robert R. McCormick Foundation and conducted by ASNE and the Center for Advanced Social Research, a unit of the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute at the University of Missouri.

6. Newsroom Employment Census • There are about 38,000 full-time daily newspaper journalists in the U.S., down from 40,600 last year. • Of the 38,000, about 4,700 or 12.37 percent are racial minorities. Minority employment in daily newspapers has been above 12 percent since 2002. • The continued trend is a loss of overall jobs and a lack of growth in the proportion of racial minorities in the newsroom. • Census funded by Robert R. McCormick Foundation and conducted by ASNE and the Center for Advanced Social Research, a unit of the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute at the University of Missouri. • ASNE's initial survey in 1978 revealed that minority journalists comprised 3.95 percent of the total newsroom workforce. ASNE's goal is to have the percentage of minorities working in newsrooms nationwide match the percentage of minorities in the nation's population by 2025.

7. Journalism That Matters

8. Journalism That Matters • During the next year, ASNE plans to launch a new partnership with Journalism That Matters, an evolving collaboration of individuals “supporting the pioneers who are shaping the emerging news and information ecosystem.”

9. Journalism That Matters • During the next year, ASNE plans to launch a new partnership with Journalism That Matters, an evolving collaboration of individuals “supporting the pioneers who are shaping the emerging news and information ecosystem.” • The partnership aims to maximize the talents of both organizations to develop new ways journalists can engage diverse communities and meet evolving news and information needs. 

10. Journalism That Matters • During the next year, ASNE plans to launch a new partnership with Journalism That Matters, an evolving collaboration of individuals “supporting the pioneers who are shaping the emerging news and information ecosystem.” • The partnership aims to maximize the talents of both organizations to develop new ways journalists can engage diverse communities and meet evolving news and information needs.  • The project will begin in the fall with community-based conversations about diversity in newsrooms and the news and ultimately create a toolkit, including models for conducting future conversations.

11. Journalism That Matters • During the next year, ASNE plans to launch a new partnership with Journalism That Matters, an evolving collaboration of individuals “supporting the pioneers who are shaping the emerging news and information ecosystem.” • The partnership aims to maximize the talents of both organizations to develop new ways journalists can engage diverse communities and meet evolving news and information needs.  • The project will begin in the fall with community-based conversations about diversity in newsrooms and the news and ultimately create a toolkit, including models for conducting future conversations. • Interested in participating? Email Karen Magnuson: kmagnuso@gannett.com

12. ASNE Minority Leadership Institute

13. ASNE Minority Leadership Institute • Goals: Train and develop up-and-coming mid-level newsroom leaders and connect minority newsroom leaders with a network of established ASNE leaders.

14. ASNE Minority Leadership Institute • Goals: Train and develop up-and-coming mid-level newsroom leaders and connect minority newsroom leaders with a network of established ASNE leaders. • The first institute was held at the UNITY convention last August and was funded by Gannett and ASNE. The second was held in conjunction with this convention and was funded by API.

15. ASNE Minority Leadership Institute • Goals: Train and develop up-and-coming mid-level newsroom leaders and connect minority newsroom leaders with a network of established ASNE leaders. • The first institute was held at the UNITY convention last August and was funded by Gannett and ASNE. The second was held in conjunction with this convention and was funded by API. • Sessions are planned for the NABJ (Orlando, Fla.) and NAHJ (Anaheim, Calif.) conventions later this summer. The Scripps Howard Foundation will fund these.

16. ASNE Minority Leadership Institute • Goals: Train and develop up-and-coming mid-level newsroom leaders and connect minority newsroom leaders with a network of established ASNE leaders. • The first institute was held at the UNITY convention last August and was funded by Gannett and ASNE. The second was held in conjunction with this convention and was funded by API. • Sessions are planned for the NABJ (Orlando, Fla.) and NAHJ (Anaheim, Calif.) conventions later this summer. The Scripps Howard Foundation will fund these. • About 70 new leaders will go through the institute in its first year of existence.