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fromwww.npr.org
2 weeks ago

Bros really are dominating podcasting

Nearly a third of all Americans listen to or watch podcasts every week but far more often than not, it's men's voices that they're hearing. According to a new study from researchers at the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, podcast hosts skew heavily male, and so do their guests. The researchers dug into data from over 600 of the most popular podcasts of 2024, using data from Spotify. They found that within the top 100, nearly two-thirds were hosted by men and nearly three-quarters of all guests were male, too.
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fromNieman Lab
2 weeks ago

Funding cuts may make public radio more reliant on old, rich, white donors

Public radio’s shift to a listener-member funding model entrenches an older, whiter, wealthier audience, undermining equitable service and making stations vulnerable to funding cuts.
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fromBET
2 months ago

When Google AI Summarizes, Black Websites Pay the Price

Google's AI summaries reduce clicks and ad/affiliate revenue, threatening the financial survival of Black-owned news and cultural websites.
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