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Scope & research limits
Five episodes centered on U.S. newspapers and White House reporting. These do not establish the history of every broadcast, digital, commentary or local newsroom role.
Where to look Our decades of impact: 1983 Oakland Tribune purchase entry
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NBCUniversal
2022 cohort
Howard’s journalism partnership with NBCU Academy
In 2022, Howard University’s communications school joined NBCU Academy, the NBCUniversal News Group’s journalism training program. The partnership connected Howard students with newsroom instruction and journalists across the network.
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Black press before the Civil War through the civil rights era
Context, scope & sources
Black communities published newspapers well before the modern civil rights movement. Publishers, editors and readers sustained that route into reporting.
News organizations hire reporters. Foundation grants also support nonprofit newsrooms, a subset tracked by the Institute for Nonprofit News. A grant decision can affect whether a newsroom can afford a position. Editors and employers make the individual hiring decisions.
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Employed workforce
Black maleBlack female
Coverage 2006–2024. Dots mark reported years. Gaps stay open.
2006–2017 definition. News analysts, reporters and correspondents. Black or African American alone (RAC1P=2), any Hispanic origin or birthplace. Denominator: all U.S. civilian employed people age 16+ in this occupation (ESR=1 or 2; 50 states and DC). Weighted by ACS person weight PWGTP. OCCP: 2810.
2018–2024 definition. News analysts, reporters and journalists. Black or African American alone (RAC1P=2), any Hispanic origin or birthplace. Denominator: all U.S. civilian employed people age 16+ in this occupation (ESR=1 or 2; 50 states and DC). Weighted by ACS person weight PWGTP. OCCP: 2810.
News analysts, reporters and correspondents. Black or African American alone (RAC1P=2), any Hispanic origin or birthplace. Denominator: all U.S. civilian employed people age 16+ in this occupation (ESR=1 or 2; 50 states and DC). Weighted by ACS person weight PWGTP. OCCP: 2810.
News analysts, reporters and journalists. Black or African American alone (RAC1P=2), any Hispanic origin or birthplace. Denominator: all U.S. civilian employed people age 16+ in this occupation (ESR=1 or 2; 50 states and DC). Weighted by ACS person weight PWGTP. OCCP: 2810.
Coverage 1990–1990. Dots mark reported years. Gaps stay open.
1990 definition. Editors and reporters. People age 16+ in the U.S. civilian labor force classified in the named occupation, including experienced unemployed. Black, single reported race, any Hispanic origin or birthplace. Share of all people in those rows, male and female combined. Published decennial sample estimates.
Editors and reporters. People age 16+ in the U.S. civilian labor force classified in the named occupation, including experienced unemployed. Black, single reported race, any Hispanic origin or birthplace. Share of all people in those rows, male and female combined. Published decennial sample estimates.
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