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Feet on the Street Public broadcastings station-based journalists 2014 Station Resource Group Slide 2 grow the audience for public radio Journalism Become Americas most trusted and most widely-used source of daily news and information. 2009 Slide 3 grow the audience for public radio Local Journalism Greater scale and capacity in local and regional reporting so we can realize the impact and significance to which we aspire. 2009 Slide 4 Raise the bar Reporting staff more feet on the street Editing and production capacity Digital skills throughout the newsroom Innovative community connections Voices and views that reflect America 2009 Slide 5 2010 Slide 6 Slide 7 Over 2,150 journalists at public radio stations 142 added in past two years KPCC, Los Angeles Slide 8 Slide 9 40% of public radio journalists at SRG members Nearly 100 new hires at SRG stations in past two years St Louis Public Radio Slide 10 174 TV journalists at SRG joint licensees KERA, Dallas Slide 11 Public broadcastings station journalists 3,270 strong, up 245 over past two years Louisville Public Media Slide 12 Growing gender parity in local newsrooms Women hold 47% of local public radio journalist positions WBUR, Boston Slide 13 SRG members approaching true balance Women hold 49% of journalist positions Wisconsin Public Radio Slide 14 Public radios local newsrooms are mostly white One out of five local journalists is a person of color Slide 15 It looks just about the same at SRG stations One out of five local journalists is a person of color Slide 16 Beyond working bigger... Smart strategic focus Value-added, discerning aggregator Facilitate access to other news sources Multi-channel distribution News I can access in many other ways Partnerships with other players Inside and outside public radio Continuing commitment to diversity Slide 17 WBEZ, Chicago Slide 18