The News Leaders Association (NLA) is thrilled to announce the 2021 Emerging Leaders Institute for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (ELI for DEI) cohort. The response to the program’s application process was outstanding and resulted in a large pool of exceptional candidates.
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Retaining the diverse talent you worked so hard to recruit can be challenging. While newsrooms are doing better, they are not where they need to be. Employees leave for any number of reasons. Newsroom managers serious about increasing the diversity of their staff are noticing that recruiting journalists of color is a never-ending job, partly because some leave as more are hired.
Read MoreOn June 18, we held the fourth session in NLA’s new Transformative Transparency Exchange series. This month’s TTE: Support for LGBTQ+ journalists was presented in partnership with NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists. The candid discussion focused on the experience of being an LGBTQ+ journalist in today’s newsroom.
Read MoreOn June 15, we held the annual NLA Awards ceremony, but for the first time in virtual format. This event was held to celebrate and honor the excellent journalism that won the 2021 and 2020 NLA Awards. The NLA Awards continue the long traditions of the previous ASNE and APME Awards, and are among the most prestigious in journalism.
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