Corporate Leadership
Struggling News Industry Steps Up Recruitment of Diverse Leaders
- Houston and Dallas become latest papers to make historic moves
- Editors of color face challenges beyond tight newsroom budgets
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With much of corporate America targeting greater diversity in its management ranks, news companies are taking steps to close the gap, offering a glimpse at what more representative leadership might bring in an industry that has lagged behind.
The Associated Press appointed the first woman and person of color to helm the news agency this month. In Texas, both the Dallas Morning News and the Houston Chronicle named their first Black top editors in July. And in TV, Black women now run the news divisions of ABC News and MSNBC for the first time.