How did racial representation differ between small and large newspapers?
This data shows a percentage breakdown of newsroom employees by race within different newspaper circulation categories, showing racial diversity trends by organization size.
| 1978 | 1984 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater than 100,000 | 57 | 49 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 63 | 61 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 65 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 63 | 59 | 62 | 65 |
| Less than 100,000 | 43 | 51 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 41 | 35 | 32 |
| Regional Hubs | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3 | 3 |
| *Note: Regional hubs were not counted separately until 2014. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
This data was captured before API’s ownership of the survey. Read more about data integrity.
