NABJ Chicago Newsroom Diversity Survey 2024
Help the National Association of Black Journalists' Chicago Chapter compile insights about diversity hiring, retention and coverage in the Chicago media market. Please answer candidly, your responses will remain anonymous.
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What is your ethnicity? *
What is your current age? *
What is your gender/gender-identity? *
What is your current role? (Please select your primary role) *
Job status *
 Membership status (please select all that apply):
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Which describes your role's pay level? *
Are you currently a manager with direct reports?
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Which best describes your publication/outlet? *
Which best describes the primary coverage area for your publication/outlet?
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What is the name of your organization? *
Your organization commits to covering topics related to the African-American community.
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Do you feel diverse perspectives are actively sought and valued in your organization's decision-making?
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Do you feel like your newsroom has an equitable amount of Black representation among editors, news directors, on-air talent or other managers?
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Do you have a direct supervisor who's Black?
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How many executives (top management) at your newsroom are Black?
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How many supervisors (middle management) at your newsroom are Black?
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Feel free to elaborate about your company's upper management.
For TV or radio newsrooms, how many among your on-air talent are Black?
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Feel free to elaborate about your station's on-air talent.
For print or online newsrooms, how many of your full-time columnists are Black?
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Feel free to elaborate about your newsroom's columnists.
Your newsroom has enough cultural understanding to properly edit or produce content related to the African-American community.
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Please elaborate.
What barriers do you face in the workplace? (Select all that apply)
Feel free to elaborate.
Do you feel that the promotion and/or evaluation process of your organization is unbiased and equitable?
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Is your organization transparent about salary ranges for all employees, regardless of their background or identity?
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You're able to be your full self at your newsroom.
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Feel free to elaborate.
Your organization creates an environment where you feel welcome and you feel like your employers want you to stay. 
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Feel free to elaborate.
If you encountered an issue of potential racial bias at work, would you feel supported if you reported it?
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Overall, how do you feel about diversity in Chicago media?
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Feel free to elaborate.
What can NABJ Chicago do to help support you?
We'd like to use some of your responses in a published report (without using your name) to give the public a sampling of the experiences and challenges we face as journalists -- in your words. Do you grant permission? *
Please share any other opinions or insights you feel are relevant to this survey, or further elaborate on any the questions above.
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