One of the major limitations of this work is that we were unable to secure participation from a broadcast outlet. This is significant, since many local residents noted that much of the news they receive comes from local broadcast media. To get a full understanding of how an ecosystem operates, it is imperative that broadcasters participate in DEIB work. As was noted, all broadcast stations opted out of a 2016 survey, and they have largely not been involved in other local projects, notably the Pittsburgh Media Partnership.
Additionally, because we only had access to the data of participating newsrooms, we did not conduct a detailed analysis of content from newsrooms outside these five cohort members, via our Source Matters and Metrics for News tools. We feel strongly, however, that the work conducted by the Heinz Endowments is reflective of the current conditions in Pittsburgh newsrooms, and as such, represents an accurate picture for assessment of news content in Pittsburgh. We also believe that a follow-up to the 2016 diversity survey conducted by the Pittsburgh Black Media Federation is needed for the entire news ecosystem.
Share with your network
- Inclusion Index report: Assessing the Pittsburgh news ecosystem’s commitment to DEIB
- Background
- Design and research
- Summary of findings and Index scores
- Key ecosystem recommendations
- Limitations of report/intervention and future research
You also might be interested in:
Sustainability cannot simply focus on finances. If we want to do better journalism, sustainability must also focus on building community, inside and outside of the newsroom.
This is a column on how to measure well-being for yourself and your organization. By the end, you’ll have a clear direction and quantitative ways to chart a healthy path forward for your journalists.
Experts define moral injury as the suffering that comes from witnessing, perpetrating or failing to prevent events that violate one’s own deeply held moral beliefs and values. It is not classified as a mental illness, but it can lead to depression, substance abuse or burnout, which is one reason news managers need to understand the phenomenon of moral injury — and ways to address it or head it off.
