Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Making newsrooms more diverse
Media outlets in Los Angeles are re-examining their hiring practices, diversity and inclusion efforts, and pay disparities.
By Madeleine Brand • • 49m ListenMedia outlets in Los Angeles are re-examining their hiring practices, diversity and inclusion efforts, and pay disparities. The LA Times put out a report on Monday, which found that diversity hasn’t changed much since the paper started hiring tons of people two years ago, when Patrick Soon-Shiong took over as the new owner. KCRW hears from an LA Times editorial board member and a former LA Times columnist.
In this episode
5 storiesWhy it’s difficult for the LA Times to hire, retain, and promote people of color
Media outlets in Los Angeles are re-examining their hiring practices, diversity and inclusion efforts, and pay disparities.
Read the story8 minVeteran journalist Erin Aubry Kaplan on diversity and priorities in the media
KCRW talks about diversifying newsrooms with Erin Aubry Kaplan. She’s an opinion writer for The New York Times. She was the first regular Black op-ed columnist for the LA Times.
Read the story10 minPolice budgets are squeezing out funding for other essential state and city services
Calls across the country to defund law enforcement have prompted some city leaders to pledge to cut police budgets. In LA, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced plans to strip up to $150 million from the LAPD’s budget.
Read the story8 minFace shields, paper menus, temperature checks: Inside reopened LA restaurants
KCRW speaks with Cameron Daxon, manager of Sweet Salt in Toluca Lake, plus Greg Wiegel, private events coordinator at AOC in Beverly Grove.
Read the story9 minHow COVID-19 affects the way people watch TV
Just as COVID-19 has reshaped almost every aspect of life, it’s also reshaped TV habits, like the types of shows people are watching and how they’re watching them.
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