Percentage of newsrooms with at least one, two, or three journalists of color in top editorial positions, comparing print and online organizations.
Answers: How common was it for a journalist of color to hold a top-three leadership position in newsrooms?
Overall | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
Top three are Professionals of Color | 1.94% | 0.79% | 1.40% |
Two of top three are Professionals of Color | 4.21% | 5.00% | 5.60% |
One of top three is a Professional of Color | 22.33% | 19.74% | 20.80% |
AT LEAST ONE PROFESSIONAL OF COLOR IS IN TOP THREE | 28.48% | 25.53% | 27.80% |
Daily Print | |||
Top three are Professionals of Color | 1.52% | 0.90% | 0.00% |
Two of top three are Professionals of Color | 3.80% | 4.50% | 7.80% |
One of top three is a Professional of Color | 22.05% | 18.62% | 20.30% |
AT LEAST ONE PROFESSIONAL OF COLOR IS IN TOP THREE | 27.38% | 24.02% | 28.10% |
Online | |||
Top three are Professionals of Color | 4.35% | 0.00% | 3.70% |
Two of top three are Professionals of Color | 6.52% | 8.51% | 2.40% |
One of top three is a Professional of Color | 23.91% | 12.50% | 22.00% |
AT LEAST ONE PROFESSIONAL OF COLOR IS IN TOP THREE | 34.78% | 21.01% | 28.00% |