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Diversity

Northeast Indiana Public Radio

Diversity Statement

Northeast Indiana Public Radio (NIPR) is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to building a community of excellence, equity and diversity. All job postings include an explicit EEO affirmation to notify prospective candidates regarding our commitment to diversity and inclusivity.

Northeast Indiana Public Radio widely disseminates information on each job vacancy to recruitment sources in an effort to reach a diverse audience and to attract women and minority candidates. Some of the diversity recruitment sources include several diversity recruitment sources that are more specific to broadcasting and media, including the Asian-American Journalists Association, National Association of Black Journalists, National Association of Hispanic Journalists, and the Association for Women in Communications.

NIPR is committed to creating an atmosphere of acceptance that enhances our service to the community by recognizing the inherent worth of all individuals. Diversity and diversity of thought stimulates creativity and promotes the exchange of ideas. Diversity encompasses differences of culture, background, and experience among individuals and groups. Such differences include, but are not limited to, differences of race, ethnicity, color, gender, sexual orientation, age, and disabilities, as well as political and religious affiliation and socio-economic status. NIPR will continue all reasonable efforts to maintain and grow the diversity of our staff, volunteers, Board as well as the diversity represented in the content we produce and provide to the community.

Beginning in 2019, we have been the lead partner in a new project called New Generation Media (NGM); a youth-based program that aims to amplify the voices of our community’s diverse and economically-disadvantaged youth while providing them with media skills, job training and a platform to present their ideas and creativity to the community. This program includes both high and middle school students and is a partnership with Fort Wayne Community Schools and the University of Saint Francis.

Beginning in 2020, we began employing work-study students from Purdue University Fort Wayne, and the University of Saint Francis. We will continue to expand this program to provide professional and economic benefits to a diverse mixture of students.

Our programing strives to provide diversity of thought to our community, and represent diversity of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, religious affiliation and socio-economic status.

While we are proud of our accomplishments in diversity as demonstrated above, we remain committed to continually improve our representation of the communities we serve.