The “Women of Color in U.S. News Leadership 2023” report spotlights 20 women of color top executives in media who are visible, powerful, and transformational. These dynamic women in television, print, digital, and radio now occupy a seat at the table in an industry long dominated by White men.
Today’s unprecedented moment for women of color who’ve become key leaders in traditional and online media signals what many hope is a cultural shift in America’s newsrooms.
This transformation is reflected, for example, in a fast-tracked Latina editor heading newsroom development at the nation’s No. 1 newspaper. In a Black Pulitzer Prize winner being deputy publisher of the largest newspaper in the nation’s second most populous state. In a Native woman leading the oldest and largest news operation centering Indigenous communities in the United States and abroad.
As these women help chart a future for and boost the viability of American journalism, they are building a more diverse pipeline toward rank-and-file and C-suite positions alike. They are encouraging everyone — especially women — to bring their authentic selves, knowledge, experiences, and perspectives to the job.