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.

White
19931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015
>500,00010101010109999910111111111010111113131720
250,001-500,00012131414151816161516151414141311111181018914
100,001-250,0001921202020191919201918191920222222202017171614
50,001-100,000161516161617161717161616151516141414131110109
25,001-50,0001615151515151514141515141515151515161614141410
10,001-25,0001716161515151615161616161617171717181919221717
5,001-10,00076666677767777777791011109
<=5,00032223233333333333345545
Regional HubsN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A34
Professionals of Color
>500,0001718181717131415151416171616171617181919222633
250,001-500,0001920222223262626262625252424221919191414151621
100,001-250,0002324232424222323242423232325293029292727222019
50,001-100,000171516151516151415141413141314131414131310105
25,001-50,000101091091010989109109999912121084
10,001-25,00010988998889989998899914107
5,001-10,00033333333223332223344554
<=5,00011111112211111111122222
Regional HubsN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A34
*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.

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