Almost half of newsrooms entirely white: CAJ survey

Nearly 80 per cent of outlets reported having no visible minorities or Indigenous journalists in one of the top three leadership roles in their newsroom, according to the Canadian Association of Journalists' newsroom diversity survey.

Journalists pictured scrumming Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller as he leaves for the Liberal cabinet meeting in West Block In Ottawa on Nov. 16, 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE

December 6, 2021

Almost half of all Canadian newsrooms exclusively employ white journalists, according to a survey conducted by the Canadian Association of Journalists and released recently. About nine in 10 newsrooms have no Latin, Middle Eastern, or mixed race journalists on staff, with about eight in 10 newsroom...

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