It’s been over three years since the media industry’s white and male-dominant composition was put under a microscope. Some of those efforts seem to have lost their steam, as publishers delay publishing their annual workforce diversity reports and initiatives slow down amid economic pressures.
December 26, 2023

Publishers’ efforts to diversify their workforces slows in 2023, but heads of DEI point to progress

It’s been over three years since the media industry’s white and male-dominant composition was put under a microscope. Some of those efforts seem to have lost their steam, as publishers delay publishing their annual workforce diversity reports and initiatives slow down amid economic pressures.

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