Diversity

Recruiting for Diversity

A News Manager’s Guide,
Eighth Edition

A publication of the NEWSROOM DIVERSITY PROJECT Radio and Television News Directors Foundation All rights reserved, August 2004

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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

Since 1972, RTNDA and RTNDF have tracked the progress of people of color and women in television and radio news careers, particularly in news management positions. Based on this annual baseline data, RTNDF has shown that journalists of color have made some, but not nearly enough, progress into the upper ranks of our nation’s radio and television newsrooms.

In the early 1990's RTNDA’s Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Committee, then chaired by Paul Davis, generated a number of new ideas to address this issue, one of which was to create and distribute this guide of recruiting resources for women and people of color.

The goal of the Newsroom Diversity Project is to increase the number of people of color and women in television news careers, with the strongest emphasis on news management. This is accomplished through the dual strategies of better preparing students and young journalists, as well as providing current news management with tools needed to move toward their diversity goals.

This is the seventh edition of the RTNDF directory. Recruiting for Diversity: A News Managers’ Guide updates the previous edition’s listings of more than 200 local and national public and private resources for finding candidates for jobs in electronic news.

We encourage you to download and/or photocopy additional copies of this directory for your staff.

RTNDF has made every effort to provide as complete a resource as possible. We welcome and appreciate your suggestions for additions or changes to this directory. Your feedback is essential to making this resource as current and useful as possible.

Generous support for this directory was given by former RTNDA President Paul M. Davis of Granada Hills, CA, in memory of his mother and broadcast news pioneer, Zona B. Davis

Please contact Karen Jackson–Bullitt (karenb@rtndf.org) with suggestions.

Alaskan Public Radio Network (APRN)
Monthly Newsletter
Paul Stankavich, President and CEO
3877 University Drive
Anchorage, AK 99508
(907) 263-7748 Fax: (907) 263-7450
http://www.aprn.org
Email: paul@aprn.org

American News Women’s Club
Scholarships, Monthly Newsletter, Annual Fundraiser
Margaret Ryan, President
1607 22nd Street NW
Washington, DC 20008
(202) 332-6770 Fax: (202) 265-6092
http://www.anwc.org
Email: anwclub@covad.net

American Women in Radio and Television (AWRT)
Annual Conference, Bi-monthly Newsletter, Job Line, Job Bank, Scholarships
Maria Brennan, Executive Director
8405 Greensboro Drive Suite 800
McLean, VA 22102
(703) 506-3290 Fax: (703) 506-3266
http://www.awrt.org/
Email: info@awrt.org

Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA)
Annual Conference, Quarterly Newsletter, Job Hotline
Rene Astudillo, Executive Director
1182 Market Street, Suite 320
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 346-2051 Fax: (415) 346-6343
Contact: Francis Achondoa
http://www.aaja.org
Email: national@aaja.org

Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC)
Annual Convention, Regional Meetings, Job Listings, Publications
Jennifer McGill, Executive Director
234 Outlet Pointe Blvd.
Columbia, SC 29210-5667
(803) 798-0271 Fax: (803) 772-3509
http://aejmc.org
Email: aejmc@aejmc.org

Association for Women in Communications Inc.
Annual Conference, Monthly Newsletter, International Executive Roundtable Seminars
Patricia H. Troy, Executive Director
780 Ritchie Highway, Suite 28S
Severna Park, MD 21146
(410) 544-7442 Fax: (410) 544-4640
Contact: Val Kagan
http://www.womcom.org
Email: pat@womcom.org

The Broadcasting Training Program
Job Training, Electronic Newsletter
Patrice Williams, President
P.O. Box 67132
Century City, CA 90067
(310) 551-1035 Fax: (310) 551-1035 x8
http://www.thebroadcaster.com
Email: office@thebroadcaster.com or contactus@thebroadcaster.com

Center for Integration and Improvement of Journalism
Research, Newsletter
Dr. Cristina Azocar, Director
San Francisco State University Journalism Department
1600 Holloway Ave
San Francisco, CA 94132
(415) 338-2086 Fax: (415) 338-2084
http://newswatch.sfsu.edu/
Email:newsproj1@mindspring.com

Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB)
Job Line, Talent Bank, Career Publications (These services are limited to public broadcasters only.)
Robert T. Coonrod, President and CEO
401 Ninth St., NW Washington, DC 20004-2129
(202) 879-9600 Fax: (202) 879-9700
http://www.cpb.org
Email: comments@cpb.org

Foundation for Minority Interests in Media (Emma Bowen Foundation)
Quarterly Newsletter, Work Study Program, Talent Bank
Phylis Eagle-Oldson
President and CEO
1299 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, 11th Floor
Washington, DC 20004
(202) 637-4494 Fax: (202)637-4495
http://www.emmabowenfoundation.com
Email: Phylis.eagle-oldson@corporate.ge.com

Hispanic Link News Service, Inc.
Weekly Newsletter, Column Service by LA Times Syndicate
Hector Ericksen-Mendoza, Executive Director
1420 N Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 234-0280/0737 Fax: (202) 234-4090
Contact: Charlie Erickson, Editor/Publisher
http://hispaniclink.org
Email: charlie@hispaniclink.org

Indigenous Broadcast Center (IBC)
Quarterly Newsletter, Job Bulletin
Angelina Salle, Director Apache Radio
818 East Ninth Avenue
Anchorage, AK 99501-3826
(907) 258-8880

International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF)
Annual Conference, Quarterly Newsletter, Courage in Journalism Awards
Lisa Woll, Executive Director
1625 K St., NW, Suite 1275
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 496-1992 Fax: (202) 496-1977
http://www.iwmf.org
Email: lwoll@iwmf.org or info@iwmf.org

Maynard Institute for Journalism Education (IJE)
News Management Training
Dori J. Maynard, President & CEO
409 Thirteenth Street, 9th Floor
Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 891-9202 Fax: (510) 891-9565
http://www.maynardije.org
Email: dmaynard@maynardije.org

Media Action Network for Asian Americans (MANAA)
Monthly Meetings, Newsletter, Awards Banquet
Jen Kuo, President
P.O. Box 11105
Burbank, CA 91510
(213) 486-4433
http://www.manaa.org
Email: manaaletters@hotmail.com

Media Communications Association-International
Annual Conference, Job Hotline
Susan Rees, Executive Director
7600 Terrace Avenue, Suite 203
Middleton, WI 53562
(608) 827-5034 Fax: (608) 831-5122
http://www.itva.org
Email: execdirect@mca-i.org

National Arab American Journalists Association
Annual Conference
Ray Hanania, Executive Director
PO Box 2127
Orlando Park, IL 60462
(708) 403-1203 Fax: (815) 846-7668
http://www.hanania.com

National Association of Black College Broadcasters (NABCB)
Black College Radio
Annual Conference, Quarterly Newsletter
Ken Jelks, Chairman
P.O. Box 3191
Atlanta, GA 30302
(404) 523-6136 Fax: (404) 523- 5467
http://www.blackcollegeradio.com
Email: bcrmail@blackcollegeradio.com

National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ)
Located at the University of Maryland
Annual Conference, Newsletter (six per year)
Tangie Newborn, Executive Director
8701-A Adelphi Rd. Job Line
Adelphi, MD 20783-1716
(301) 445-7100 Fax: (301) 445-7101
Contact: Veronique Dodson veronique@nabj.org
http://www.nabj.org
Email: nabj@nabj.org

National Association of Broadcasters (NAB)
Annual Conference, Job Line
Edward Fritts, President & CEO
1771 N Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036-2891
(202) 429-5300 Fax: (202) 429-4199
http://www.nab.org/bcc
Email: nab@nab.org

National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ)
Annual Conference, Quarterly Newsletter, Job Line, On-Line Job Bank
Ivan Roman, Executive Director
1000 National Press Bldg.
529 14th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20045
(202) 662-7145 Fax: (202) 662-7144
http:www.nahj.org
Email: nahj@nahj.org

National Association of Minority Media Executives (NAMME)
Annual Meeting, Leadership Development Institute, Monthly Newsletter
Toni Laws, Executive Director
1921 Gallows Road, suite 600
Vienna, VA 22182
(703) 893-2410 Toll free: (888) 968-7658 Fax: (703) 893-2414
http://www.namme.org
Email: nammeexecutivedirector@worldnet.att.net

National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC)
On-Line Newsletter
Alex Nogales, President and CEO
2514 S. Grand Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90007
(213) 746-6988 Fax: (213) 746-1305
http://www.nhmc.org
Email: info@nhmc.org

National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA)
Annual Conference, Quarterly Newsletter
Pamela Strother, Executive Director
1420 K Street, NW Ste. 910
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 588-9888 Fax: (202) 588-1818
Contact: Azuree Salazar
http://www.nlgja.org
Email: info@nlgja.org

National Press Foundation (NPF)
Training Seminars
Bob Meyers, President
1211 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 310
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 663-7280 Fax: (202) 530-2855
http://www.natpress.org
Email: npf@netpress.org

Native American Journalists Association (NAJA)
Annual Conference, Bi-monthly Newsletter
Ron Walters, Executive Director
University of South Dakota
555 N. Dakota Street
Vermillion, SD 57069
(605) 677-5282 Fax: (866) 694-4264
http://www.naja.com
Email:info@naja.com

Native American Public Telecommunications (NAPT)
Quarterly Newsletter
Frank Blythe, Executive Director
1800 North 33rd Street
Lincoln, NE 68583
(402) 472-3522 Fax: (402) 472-8675
http://www.nativetelecom.org
Email: native@unl.edu

The Poynter Institute for Media Studies
Journalism Seminars, Fellowships
Aly Colón, Director, Diversity Program
801 Third Street South
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
(727) 821-9494 Toll Free: (888) POYNTER Fax: (727) 821-0583
http://www.poynter.org
Email: acolon@poynter.org; info@poynter.org

Radio-Television News Directors Association (RTNDA)
Annual Conference, Job Bulletin, Monthly Magazine
Noreen Welle, Director of Marketing and Communications
1600 K Street N.W., Suite 700
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 659-6510 Fax: (202) 223-4007
http://www.rtnda.org

Radio and Television News Directors Foundation (RTNDF)
Training Seminars, Fellowships, Scholarships, Internships, Diversity Toolkit
Newsroom Diversity Project
1600 K Street N.W., Suite 700
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 659-6510 Toll free: 1-800-80-RTNDA Fax: (202) 223-4007
http://www.rtndf.org

Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ)
Annual Conference, Quarterly Newsletter
Terry Harper, Executive Director
3909 N. Meridian Street
Indianapolis, IN 46208
(317) 927-8000 Fax: (317) 920-4789
http://www.spj.org
Email: questions@spj.org

South Asian Journalists Association (SAJA)
Monthly Meeting, Monthly Newsletter, Job Line
S. Mitra Kalita, SAJA President
Reporter, The Washington Post
(212) 854-5979 Fax: (212) 854-7837
http://www.saja.org
Email: saja@columbia.edu; mitra@desiwriter.com

UNITY: Journalists of Color
Conference, Mentoring Project
Anna Lopez, Executive Director
1601 North Kent Street, Suite 1003
Arlington, VA 22209
(703) 469-2100 Fax: (703) 469-2108
http://www.unityjournalists.org
Email: executive@unityjournalists.org; info@unityjournalists.org

Walter Kaitz Foundation
Events, Job Placement Services
Debbie Smith/Executive Director
1724 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 775-3611 Fax: (202) 775-1059
http://www.walterkaitz.org
Email: info@walterkaitz.org

Youth Radio
Youth Training Program
Ellin O’Leary, President/Executive Director
1809 University Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94703
(510) 841-5123 Fax: (510) 841-9804
http://www.youthradio.org
Email: editor@youthradio.org; youthradio@youthradio.org

ASIAN AMERICAN JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION
State and local AAJA chapters
National and regional AAJA board members

NATIONAL ARAB AMERICAN JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION
State and local NAAJA chapters

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLACK JOURNALISTS
Local NABJ chapters
National and regional NABJ board members

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HISPANIC JOURNALISTS
National and regional NAHJ board members

OTHER RESOURCES

The Council on Foundations
Contact: Dorothy S. Ridings, President and CEO
1828 L Street NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 466-6512 Fax: (202) 785-3926
http://www.cof.org

California Chicano News Media Association
Contact: Julio Moran, Executive Director
USC Annenberg School of Journalism
300 South Grand Ave. Suite 3950
Los Angeles, CA 90071
(213) 437-4408 Fax: (213) 437-4423
http://www.ccnma.org
Email: info@ccnma.org
Email: juliomoran@ccnma.org

New California Media
Contacts: San Francisco Office
275 9th Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 503-4170 (415) 503-0970
Los Angeles Office
USC Annenberg School of Communication
300 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90071
(213) 437- 4421 Fax: (213) 947-4972
http://www.ncmonline.com
Email: ncm@pacificnews.org

JOB LISTINGS AND TALENT AGENTS

Broadcasting and Cable
http://www.tvinsite.com
Online job listings from the industry magazine.

Career Page
http://www.careerpage.org/jobbank/index.html
Listings from the Broadcast Executive Directors Assn.

Corporation for Public Broadcasting
http://www.cpb.org/jobline

IRE Job Center
http://www.ire.org/jobs
Investigative Reporters and Editors lists investigative journalism jobs.

Journalist's Toolbox
http://www.journaliststoolbox.com/newswriting/jobs.html
Extensive list of links to job sites, plus advice under the "careers" link on how to create a resume tape.

Journalism Jobs
http://www.journalismjobs.com
A job board for journalism professionals in all media.

Medialand Jobs
http://www.medialandjobs.com
Home page shows a few listings, others require paid registration.

MediaLine
http://www.medialine.com
Talent agent directory and free job listings, with daily job spotlight.

National Association of Broadcasters
http://www.nab.org/bcc
Searchable job listings, free.

Producer Solution
http://www.producersolution.com/index2.html
Producers can post resumes for free

RTNDA
http://www.rtnda.org/jobs
Searchable database of broadcast job listings.

Shoptalk
http://www.tvspy.com/jobbank.cfm
Free listings of job openings by category.

State Broadcast Groups
http://www.beaweb.org/bcstjob.html
Links to state sites with job banks provided by the Broadcast Education Association.

Talent Dynamics
http://www.talentdynamics.com/jobs/index.html
Listings of on and off-air positions, by market size. Also check "Sandra's tips" for advice on how to put together a resume tape.

TV Jobs
http:www.tvjobs.com
Subscription (fee-based) service listing broadcast jobs.

TV News
http://www.tvnewz.com/2_tvnewz/jobs/jobshome.htm
Limited job listings, but free.

University of California-Berkeley
http://www.journalism.berkeley.edu/jobs
Journalism School job listings

Following are selected web sites pertaining to journalism.

American News Women’s Club
http://www.anwc.org

American Women in Radio and Television (AWRT)
http://www.awrt.org

Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC)
http://www.aejmc.org

AEJMC Radio-Television Journalism Division
http://www2.drury.edu/rtvj

Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA)
http://www.aaja.org/"

Association for Women in Communications Inc.
http://www.womcom.org

Bay Area Broadcasting Skills Bank
http://www.citysearch.com/sfo/broadcastskills.com

The Broadcasting Training Program
http://www.thebroadcaster.com

California Chicano News Media Association
http://www.ccnma.org

Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB)
http://www.cpb.org

Entertainment Recruiting Network
http://www.showbizjobs.com

Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting
http://www.fair.org

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
http://www.fcc.gov

International Television Association (ITVA-DC chapter)
http://www.itvadc.org

International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF)
http://www.iwmf.org

Maynard Institute for Journalism Education (IJE)
http://www.maynardije.org

Media Action Network for Asian Americans (MANAA)
http://www.manaa.org

National Association of Black College Broadcasters (NABCB)
http://www.blackcollegeradio.com

National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ)
http://www.nabj.org

National Association of Broadcasters (NAB)
http://www.nab.org

National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ)
http://www.nahj.org

National Association of Minority Media Executives (NAMME)
http://www.namme.org

National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC)
http://www.nhmc.

National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA)
http://www.nlgja.org

Native American Journalists Association (NAJA)
http://www.naja.com

New California Media
http://www.ncmonline.com

NewsLab
http://www.newslab.org

NewsWatch Project
http://newswatch.sfsu.edu/

Project for Excellence in Journalism
http://www.journalism.org

Radio-Television News Directors Association (RTNDA)
http://www.rtnda.org

Radio-Television News Directors Foundation (RTNDF)
http://www.rtndf.org

Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ)
http://www.spj.org

South Asian Journalists Association (SAJA)
http://www.saja.org

TV Spy (formerly Shoptalk)
http://www.tvspy.com

UNITY: Journalists of Color, Inc.
http://www.unityjournalists.org

Walter Kaitz Foundation
http://www.walterkaitz.org

Youth Radio
http://www.youthradio.org

ABOUT RTNDF

Mission
Programs
Diversity Project

Mission

The Radio and Television News Directors Foundation (RTNDF) provides training programs, seminars, scholarship support and research in areas of critical concern to electronic news professionals and their audience.

As the educational arm of the Radio-Television News Directors Association, RTNDF offers professional development opportunities for working and aspiring journalists and journalism educators. The Foundation's primary objectives include:

• Promoting discussion of ethics and integrity in news coverage
• Developing leadership skills among news professionals and sound management practices in news organizations
• Encouraging diversity in news organizations and in news coverage
• Assessing the impact of technological change on the news industry
• Fostering exchanges of ideas and perspectives at the local, national and international levels
• Supporting U.S. First Amendment rights, worldwide press freedom, and the public's right to know.

RTNDF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization supported by foundations, corporations and individuals. Contributions to RTNDF are tax-deductible to the maximum extent allowable by law.

Programs

In 2007, RTNDF will conduct programs in the following areas:

ETHICS IN JOURNALISM
Encouraging high standards of journalism by providing news professionals with resources and training to make ethical decisions under pressure.

NEWS LEADERSHIP
Enhancing managerial and news judgment skills for television news leaders and managers.

JOURNALISM EDUCATION
High School Electronic Journalism Project, educating young people about the principles and values inherent in the First Amendment and supporting their efforts to practice good journalism.

NEWSROOM DIVERSITY

• Broadcast Management Fellowships for women and journalists of color.
• Newsroom Diversity Toolkit to emphasize benefits of having diverse news management staffs
• Scholarships, fellowships and internships for students and news professionals

INTERNATIONAL JOURNALISM
German/American Journalist Exchange, enhancing journalists' understanding of the culture, politics, economics, social issues and journalism practices of Germany and the United States.

NEWSROOM DIVERSITY PROJECT

The goal of the Radio and Television News Directors Foundation's Newsroom Diversity Project is to increase the number of people of color and women in television news careers, with the strongest emphasis on news management. This is accomplished through the dual strategies of better preparing students and young journalists, as well as providing current news managers with tools needed to move toward their diversity goals.

Since RTNDF began the Newsroom Diversity Project in 1992, more than 1,000 students and young professionals have benefited from participation in our scholarship, internship, student mentoring, fellowship and news management-training programs for journalists of color. Equally important, RTNDF’s programs for managers have helped more than 1,200 television and radio news managers diversify their newsrooms and avoid stereotypes in their newscasts.

To achieve its goal of hiring, training, advancing and retaining people of color and women in television, radio and online news management careers, RTNDF’s Newsroom Diversity Project provides:

• Scholarships, internships, guidance and counseling programs for journalism students of color to make them aware of career options in electronic news and to help them land their first newsroom positions. RTNDF also hosts mentoring and other career-support events to expose students of color to the full breadth of television, radio and online news careers, including management alternatives to on-air positions
• Fellowships, tape critiques, and workshops for young women and professionals of color at the conventions of the four associations representing journalists of color, to provide resources and training needed to advance in the industry.
• Information about diversity and its benefits to current managers and executives who are responsible for hiring and managing newsroom personnel.