How is #COVID19 transforming news organisations?

This is the question at the heart of ‘Changing newsrooms 2020’, a report authored by @fedecherubini @nicnewman & @rasmus_kleis and based on a survey of 136 executives

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https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/changing-newsrooms-2020-addressing-diversity-and-nurturing-talent-time-unprecedented-change
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2. The pandemic has made many newsrooms embrace remote working. How did it go?

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🛠" title="Hammer und Schraubenschlüssel" aria-label="Emoji: Hammer und Schraubenschlüssel"> 55% of the executives surveyed say remote working made them more efficient
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👩‍🎨" title="Woman artist" aria-label="Emoji: Woman artist"> 34% say it made them more creative
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙋‍♀️" title="Happy woman raising one hand" aria-label="Emoji: Happy woman raising one hand"> Only 10% say it made it easier to build and maintain relationships
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3. Despite these challenges, most of the executives surveyed don& #39;t want remote working to go away entirely after #COVID19 is over

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏢" title="Bürogebäude" aria-label="Emoji: Bürogebäude"> Up to 75% want to go back to the office less often
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🖥" title="Desktop-Computer" aria-label="Emoji: Desktop-Computer"> 48% of the people in our sample say their companies are planning to reduce office space
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4. Most of the executives in our sample say their organisations are doing a good job regarding gender diversity.

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5. What do newsrooms do to increase diversity?

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📊" title="Balkendiagramm" aria-label="Emoji: Balkendiagramm"> Most of our respondents say that their outlet collects diversity data about staff (64%) and leadership (54%)
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📉" title="Tabelle mit Abwärtstrend" aria-label="Emoji: Tabelle mit Abwärtstrend"> 46% say they have someone formally in charge of diversity
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💰" title="Geldsack" aria-label="Emoji: Geldsack"> However, only 36% have a budget to promote it
5. What do newsrooms do to increase diversity?https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable= Most of our respondents say that their outlet collects diversity data about staff (64%) and leadership (54%)https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📉" title="Tabelle mit Abwärtstrend" aria-label="Emoji: Tabelle mit Abwärtstrend"> 46% say they have someone formally in charge of diversityhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💰" title="Geldsack" aria-label="Emoji: Geldsack"> However, only 36% have a budget to promote it" title="5. What do newsrooms do to increase diversity?https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📊" title="Balkendiagramm" aria-label="Emoji: Balkendiagramm"> Most of our respondents say that their outlet collects diversity data about staff (64%) and leadership (54%)https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📉" title="Tabelle mit Abwärtstrend" aria-label="Emoji: Tabelle mit Abwärtstrend"> 46% say they have someone formally in charge of diversityhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💰" title="Geldsack" aria-label="Emoji: Geldsack"> However, only 36% have a budget to promote it" class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>
6. What will be the biggest diversity priority for our respondents in the year ahead?

Ethnic diversity will be the biggest priority for most of them

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7. How do our respondents think their organisations are doing diversity-wise at different levels?

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤔" title="Denkendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Denkendes Gesicht"> Look at the figures in this chart:

-84% say they are doing a good job at junior level
-59% say that at mid level
-Only 37% say that at senior level
8. Attracting talent is still a challenge for many of the executives in our survey

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🖥" title="Desktop-Computer" aria-label="Emoji: Desktop-Computer"> Less than a quarter of our respondents say they are confident about recruiting and keeping product (23%), data (21%), and technical (18%) talent
9. You can find many other insights in the report, whose lead author is our Head of Leadership Development @fedecherubini

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https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/changing-newsrooms-2020-addressing-diversity-and-nurturing-talent-time-unprecedented-change

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#sub5">https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/changing-newsrooms-2020-addressing-diversity-and-nurturing-talent-time-unprecedented-change #sub5

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Changing newsrooms 2020

Addressing diversity and nurturing talent at a time of unprecedented change. 

https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/changing-newsrooms-2020-addressing-diversity-and-nurturing-talent-time-unprecedented-change
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