Los Angeles Times owner
Patrick Soon-Shiong has pledged to make a quarter of the Times’ newsroom Latino
over the next five years, The Wrap and others reported.
“Our staff makeup and coverage should better reflect the
fact that one in two people in LA County is Latino. This should go without
saying,” said a recent letter from Soon-Shiong to the Times’ staff and Latino
Caucus.
The letter also spells out other efforts at the Times,
including “new metrics that evaluate managers’ adherence to diversity
initiatives and hiring,” a new talent and culture editor to meet with the
Latino Caucus to discuss openings and promotion opportunities and the formation
of a database with the names of journalists recommended by the National
Association of Hispanic Journalists, says The Wrap.
Soon-Shiong’s letter comes after a social media push from
the Latino Caucus.
In June, Soon-Shiong responded to a letter from the Times’
Black Caucus on black journalist retention and other matters.
The paper released a report in June with info on the
staff’s diversity.
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