New List Scores TV, Streaming Series For On-Screen And Behind-The-Scenes Diversity
The Inclusion List for episodic programming, being released Thursday by the University of Southern California's Annenberg Inclusion …
Netflix’s First Head Of Inclusion Vernā Myers To Step Down After Five Years, Wade Davis Promoted
Vernā Myers will be stepping down from her role as Netflix’s head of inclusion strategy at the end of September. Myers, who was the first to …
After Blowback For Killing Television Workshop, Warner Bros. Discovery Announces Diversity Moves
Warner Bros. Television’s decision to shut down its television workshop for emerging writers and directors sparked outrage from those …
BBC On Track To Hit Diversity Spending Promise
The British broadcaster has invested $53 million on diverse and inclusive shows since 2021 and looks set to reach $121 million by 2023, a …
Minority-Owned Media Ask FCC To Collect Diversity Data From Streaming Services
A group of minority-owned media, led by Fuse Media, is asking the FCC to collect data on the diversity of content vendors used by licensed …
NAB Show Symposium To Tackle Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
The National Association of Broadcasters will host a Diversity Symposium on Sunday, April 24, from noon to 3:00 p.m. at the 2022 NAB Show in …
NBCU Partners With Telemundo To Increase Hispanic Female Directors In Scripted TV
NBCU Launch, the umbrella brand that houses the comprehensive diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts across NBCU’s television portfolio, …
Gray Launching Media Training Center To Help Enhance Industry Diversity
The program, based at its WLBT Jackson, Miss., will prepare students for today’s unique operating environment, while simultaneously …
Super Bowl Ads Show Limited Diversity & Inclusion Progress
As Madison Avenue approaches year two in its commitment to create a more diverse and inclusive ad industry, most Super Bowl advertisers are …
Nielsen Starts Program Highlighting Diverse-Owned Media For Sponsors
Nielsen said it has launched a Diverse Media Equity Program, which is designed to highlight minority-owned media companies to advertisers …
Talking TV: Scripps Gets Inclusive In Its Journalism
TVNewsCheck's Michael Depp talks with Marcus Riley, senior director of content strategy and inclusive journalism at E.W. Scripps, about what …
EXECUTIVE SESSION WITH ANZIO WILLIAMS
NBCU Local Looks To ‘Value Contrast In The Hiring Process’
Anzio Williams, SVP of diversity, equity and inclusion at NBCUniversal Local, draws on his long tenure as a news director to guide …
Diversity Study: TV Looks More Like The U.S. And Viewers Approve
Despite the pandemic that stymied Hollywood production, there were varying measures of growth in the hiring of people of color — and women — …
Dave Chappelle Willing To Discuss ‘The Closer’ With Trans Community
Dave Chappelle has spoken out about the controversy over his Netflix special The Closer in a new stand-up video, saying that he is willing …
Efforts To Track Diversity In Journalism Are Lagging
More than a year after George Floyd's killing focused attention on efforts to diversify newsrooms, the ability to measure real progress is …
ViacomCBS Expands BET’s Content For Change Into Companywide Initiative
The multi-pronged commitment seeks to apply research, data and quantifiable targets to effect societal change, starting with racial equity …
Streamers Put More Women In Charge of TV Shows Than Broadcast Networks
As the entertainment industry looks to improve the ratio of female representation in television on screen and behind the scenes, a study …
KUSA Denver Names Jesse Ogas Executive Director Of Social Responsibility & Community Affairs
The Tegna NBC affiliate taps Ogas to play a strategic role in supporting and championing diversity, equity and inclusion.
NBCU Creates DEI Exec Role, Taps Jeanne Mau
NBCUniversal has created a new executive position to oversee diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives across its television and streaming …
TVN EXECUTIVE SESSION WITH DAN SHELLEY
Delta Be Damned, RTDNA Presses On With Live Conference
RTDNA will be the canary in the coal mine for journalism conferences in September, when it convenes in Denver without the Society of …
PBS Bolsters Diversity Efforts
PBS on Tuesday introduced several new funding initiatives, revealed updated producing partner criteria and announced that it has hired an …
TVN EXECUTIVE SESSION WITH JAN GOLDSTEIN
Gray: Work From Home Won’t Go Away
Jan Goldstein, SVP of human resources at Gray Television, says the 9-to-5 status quo has been permanently disrupted at TV stations by the …
CBS Fires Station Chiefs In Los Angeles & Chicago
CBS has ousted the leaders of its O&O stations in Los Angeles and Chicago after concluding a six-month investigation into misconduct …
CBS Concludes Probe Into Racist, Abusive Conduct At Stations
With a consolidation of CBS’s News and Stations divisions already underway, the network has now also finished its long external probe into …
How To Diversify Your Station’s Workforce (And Keep It That Way)
Grady Tripp, VP and chief diversity officer at Tegna, explains how fostering diversity, inclusion and equity at TV stations can be …
Congressional Leaders Urge FCC To Do Equity Audit
In A letter, first shared with The Associated Press, Democratic Reps. Jamaal Bowman of New York, Yvette Clarke of New York, and Brenda …
RTDNA-NEWHOUSE SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY SURVEY, PART 5
Local News Diversity Reaches Records, But Representation Gap Shrinks Slowly
For the fifth year in a row, representation of people of color in local TV news improved overall and, for the fourth year in a row, a record …
NAB Pledges Diversity In Policy Advocacy
The National Association of Broadcasters has signed the Diversity in Government Relations Coalition Pledge to make sure that diversity is …
GroupM Announces Charter Participants In Media Inclusion Initiative
On Tuesday, GroupM announced that an inaugural group of 20 clients has pledged to spend at least 2% of their total annual media budgets in …
Nexstar Names A Chief Diversity Officer
Human resources executive Courtney Williams is promoted to the newly created postion of leading companywide efforts to expand diversity in …
Nielsen, Boston Globe To Conduct Cross-Platform Diversity & Inclusion Brand Study
Today, Nielsen and Boston Globe Media Partners launched a custom and proprietary cross-platform study that they say “will help the New …
TV’s Growth Is A Boon For ‘Diverse Voices’ Among Novelists
The unprecedented number of TV outlets in need of shows and growing pressure for inclusive fare is a one-two punch that's creating …
Hearst TV Adds Director Of Diversity & Inclusion
In this newly created position, Yasmine Osborn is tasked with further developing D&I programs across its stations in 26 markets.
How Shifting Senior Ranks Are Ushering In Rise In Diversity At Major News Outlets
Newsrooms have been dominating the news lately. Just last week alone, both ABC News and CBS News named new leaders and Reuters News Service …