Do Public broadcasters promote diversity better than commercial broadcasters?
Wilson and Costanza-Chock conclude in their article "Voices on the Net" that public radio stations do a better job of employing a diverse staff in comparison to newspaper and commercial radio broadcasters (251). Wilson and Chock cite reports from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) which found that out of the 71 minority controlled stations in 2008, only 29 were owned by African Americans.
I wanted to look more into public broadcasters and I was pleasantly surprised to the African American Public Radio Consortium. Created in 2000, the AAPRC provides fundraising, programming training and consulting initially to African American public radio stations, but has expanded to build relationships with other Latino and Native American station groups.
Another interesting fact I discovered was that 70 percent of all African-American Public radio stations (and 70 percent of all NPR stations) are licensed to universities!
Employment:
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) published a survey of minority employment (including African Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans including Alaskan natives, and Pacific Islanders) in both public radio and television stations between 2007 and 2008. The survey found a small increase of 0.6 percent in minority employment at public radio stations. Meanwhile, minority employment at public television stations increased by 3.2 percent. Additionally, in 2008, 126 radio stations and 23 television stations reported no minority employees.
Employment at Minority-Controlled Stations:
According to the CPB, in 2007, 40 percent of all minority employers in public radio are minority-controlled stations.
See chart below for details.
I wanted to look more into public broadcasters and I was pleasantly surprised to the African American Public Radio Consortium. Created in 2000, the AAPRC provides fundraising, programming training and consulting initially to African American public radio stations, but has expanded to build relationships with other Latino and Native American station groups.
Another interesting fact I discovered was that 70 percent of all African-American Public radio stations (and 70 percent of all NPR stations) are licensed to universities!
Employment:
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) published a survey of minority employment (including African Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans including Alaskan natives, and Pacific Islanders) in both public radio and television stations between 2007 and 2008. The survey found a small increase of 0.6 percent in minority employment at public radio stations. Meanwhile, minority employment at public television stations increased by 3.2 percent. Additionally, in 2008, 126 radio stations and 23 television stations reported no minority employees.
Employment at Minority-Controlled Stations:
According to the CPB, in 2007, 40 percent of all minority employers in public radio are minority-controlled stations.
See chart below for details.