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States Newsroom Employee Census Report | 2025

States Newsroom values diversity, equity, inclusion and justice. We are committed to building a welcoming and supportive workplace that strives to best represent the variety of communities our outlets cover and where all employees feel empowered to do their greatest work.

To demonstrate our commitment to these core values, we post a public demographics report annually. The data in this report is current as of April 2025 and provides an overview of our team broken down by age, education, gender expression, race and ethnicity, sexual orientation, and other demographics. See how this year’s results compare to data from 2024 and 2023.

The following data is reported from an internal demographic survey administered during the first quarter of 2025. The demographic survey was sent to 217 employees, of which 187 responded (86%). The first sets of data are broken down by role; most employees are reporters and editors (91%), referred to as Editorial in this report.

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States Newsroom Employee Census Report | 2025

States Newsroom values diversity, equity, inclusion and justice. We are committed to building a welcoming and supportive workplace that strives to best represent the variety of communities our outlets cover and where all employees feel empowered to do their greatest work.

AGE

Below you will find the breakdown between Editorial and Admin staff.

GENDER

RACE AND ETHNICITY

SEXUAL ORIENTATION

EDUCATION

CARETAKING