Racial and ethnic representation by role

How were journalists of color represented across different newsroom roles?

This data shows a breakdown of newsroom employees by race, ethnicity and job role, highlighting disparities in representation across different positions.


2015	Black or African American		Hispanic or Latino/a/x		Asian or Asian American		Native American or Alaska Native		Biracial or Multiracial
	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.
Supervisors	344	22%	286	21%	133	14%	22	18%	31	17%
Reporters/Writers/Bloggers	735	47%	626	45%	381	41%	51	43%	98	54%
Copy Editors	169	11%	173	13%	136	15%	12	10%	17	9%
Producers/Designers	161	10%	149	11%	124	13%	21	18%	18	10%
Photographers/Videographers/Artists	151	10%	143	10%	152	16%	12	10%	18	10%
Totals	1,560		1,377		926		118		182

2014	Black or African American		Hispanic or Latino/a/x		Asian or Asian American		Native American or Alaska Native		Biracial or Multiracial
	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.
Supervisors	376	21	330	20	219	19	44	30	46	23
Copy Editors	202	12	190	12	159	14	6	4	20	10
Producers/Designers	131	7	196	12	145	13	16	11	25	13
Reporters/Writers/Bloggers	876	50	730	45	475	41	64	44	85	44
Photographers/Artists/Videographers	167	10	191	12	158	14	16	11	18	9
Totals	1,754		1,637		1,156		146		194

2013	Black or African American		Hispanic or Latino/a/x		Asian or Asian American		Native American or Alaska Native		Biracial or Multiracial
	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.
Supervisors	369	21	302	20	207	18	39	28	26	26
Copy Editors	194	11	161	11	134	12	11	8	5	5
Producers/Designers	140	8	173	11	159	14	11	8	10	10
Reporters/Writers/Bloggers	914	51	669	44	499	43	68	48	49	49
Photographers/Artists/Videographers	173	10	213	14	165	14	12	9	9	9
Totals	1,790		1,518		1,164		141		100

2012	Black or African American		Hispanic or Latino/a/x		Asian or Asian American		Native American or Alaska Native		Biracial or Multiracial
	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.
Supervisors	409	22	353	21	254	22	28	21	24	16
Copy Editors	251	13	214	13	164	14	18	14	18	12
Producers/Designers	111	6	181	11	134	11	9	7	20	13
Reporters/Writers/Bloggers	931	49	694	42	455	39	61	46	77	51
Photographers/Artists/Videographers	184	10	208	13	159	14	17	13	11	8
Totals	1,886		1,650		1,166		132		149

2011	Black or African American		Hispanic or Latino/a/x		Asian or Asian American		Native American or Alaska Native
	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.
Supervisors	420	22	430	23	284	22	59	30
Copy/Layout Editors/Online Producers	363	19	363	19	261	20	22	11
Reporters	966	50	816	43	543	42	89	45
Photographers/Artists/Videographers	200	10	279	15	200	16	27	14
Totals	1,949		1,889		1,288		198

2010	Black or African American		Hispanic or Latino/a/x		Asian or Asian American		Native American or Alaska Native
	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.
Supervisors	428	21	424	22	273	20	53	27
Copy/Layout Editors/Online Producers	360	18	361	19	279	21	32	17
Reporters	1,036	51	843	44	606	45	93	47
Photographers/Artists/Videographers	205	10	283	15	200	15	19	10
Totals	2,029		1,912		1,358		199

2009	Black or African American		Hispanic or Latino/a/x		Asian or Asian American		Native American or Alaska Native
	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.
Supervisors	515	21	470	22	298	20	88	30
Copy/Layout Editors/Online Producers	439	18	423	20	305	21	41	14
Reporters	1,200	50	865	41	642	44	140	48
Photographers/Artists/Videographers	259	11	330	16	222	15	25	8
Totals	2,412		2,087		1,466		293

2008	Black or African American		Hispanic or Latino/a/x		Asian or Asian American		Native American or Alaska Native
	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.
Supervisors	603	22	516	22	332	20	89	31
Copy/Layout Editors/Online Producers	468	17	425	18	359	21	48	17
Reporters	1,421	51	1,055	45	735	43	122	43
Photographers/Artists/Videographers	291	11	349	15	266	16	25	9
Totals	2,790		2,346		1,692		284

2007	Black or African American		Hispanic or Latino/a/x		Asian or Asian American		Native American or Alaska Native
	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.
Supervisors	579	20	484	20	330	19	84	26
Copy/Layout Editors/Online Producers	496	17	416	17	377	21	56	17
Reporters	1,523	53	1,146	48	788	45	146	45
Photographers/Artists/Videographers	303	10	358	15	268	15	37	12
Totals	2,900		2,404		1,764		324

2006	Black or African American		Hispanic or Latino/a/x		Asian or Asian American		Native American or Alaska Native
	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.
Supervisors	594	20	477	20	296	18	92	30
Copy/Layout Editors	495	17	390	16	324	19	41	14
Reporters	1,544	52	1,154	48	796	47	141	46
Photographers	318	11	388	16	273	16	29	10
Totals	2,950		2,409		1,689		304

2005	Black or African American		Hispanic or Latino/a/x		Asian or Asian American		Native American or Alaska Native
	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.
Supervisors	597	20	460	20	271	16	91	31
Copy/Layout Editors	500	17	366	16	323	19	56	19
Reporters	1,567	52	1,120	47	781	47	115	39
Photographers	321	11	378	17	289	17	33	11
Totals	2,985		2,323		1,664		295

2004	Black or African American		Hispanic or Latino/a/x		Asian or Asian American		Native American or Alaska Native
	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.
Supervisors	572	19	454	20	263	17	86	28
Copy/Layout Editors	503	17	362	16	298	20	60	19
Reporters	1,555	53	1,070	47	689	46	126	40
Photographers	309	11	373	17	256	17	40	13
Totals	2,938		2,258		1,507		313

2003	Black or African American		Hispanic or Latino/a/x		Asian or Asian American		Native American or Alaska Native
	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.
Supervisors	587	20	421	19	226	16	79	27
Copy/Layout Editors	494	17	379	17	293	20	44	15
Reporters	1,537	53	1,055	48	666	46	128	44
Photographers	302	10	357	16	250	17	39	13
Totals	2,919		2,212		1,435		289

2002	Black or African American		Hispanic or Latino/a/x		Asian or Asian American		Native American or Alaska Native
	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.
Supervisors	604	21	407	19	209	16	64	21
Copy/Layout Editors	515	18	372	18	238	19	45	14
Reporters	1,474	51	969	46	580	45	159	52
Photographers	286	10	350	17	257	20	40	13
Totals	2,879		2,098		1,283		307

2001	Black or African American		Hispanic or Latino/a/x		Asian or Asian American		Native American or Alaska Native
	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.
Supervisors	584	20	399	19	214	16	57	23
Copy/Layout Editors	508	17	324	16	240	18	41	16
Reporters	1,558	53	973	47	594	46	119	48
Photographers	301	10	368	18	251	19	32	13
Totals	2,951		2,064		1,299		249

2000	Black or African American		Hispanic or Latino/a/x		Asian or Asian American		Native American or Alaska Native
	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.
Supervisors	582	20	388	19	211	15	67	23
Copy/Layout Editors	519	17	337	16	252	21	39	13
Reporters	1,581	53	970	47	597	45	156	53
Photographers	301	10	372	18	261	19	30	10
Totals	2,984		2,068		1,321		292

1999	Black or African American		Hispanic or Latino/a/x		Asian or Asian American		Native American or Alaska Native
	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.
Supervisors	582	20	352	18	194	15	58	24
Copy/Layout Editors	523	18	303	16	269	21	32	13
Reporters	1,573	53	917	48	563	45	121	50
Photographers	275	9	332	17	239	19	30	13
Totals	2,953		1,905		1,264		241

1998	Black or African American		Hispanic or Latino/a/x		Asian or Asian American		Native American or Alaska Native
	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.	No.	Pct.
Supervisors	551	19	348	18	178	15	63	25
Copy/Layout Editors	481	16	320	17	240	20	43	17
Reporters	1,651	56	900	48	537	46	113	44
Photographers	263	9	321	17	223	19	37	14
Totals	2,946		1,889		1,178		256