HEARST NEWSPAPERS employs over 2,500+ employees and encompasses more than 75 brands across a national network, with an unparalleled commitment to the communities it serves. While Hearst Newspapers’ reach is national, offering a vast array of resources, the group’s focus is local.
Hearst Newspapers celebrates and values the diversity and unique experiences that each of our colleagues brings to the organization. We are committed to fostering an inclusive culture, where everyone belongs and is provided with opportunities to grow, express themselves and contribute.
PEOPLE & PURPOSE
“My perspective is valuable as one of the youngest and one of the only people of color on my team. I brought a different perspective of who our user is and what they really need … I think this is just the first step of a long journey of innovation.”
Stella Yeung
Senior Product Designer
Hearst Newspapers
CHANGE AGENT
“We take diversity and inclusion to another level because we are able to report on these things and have an honest conversation [with our readership]. That is how we learn; that is how we get an understanding of different cultures. That’s the whole purpose: being an agent of change.”
Kenneth Daney
Vice President of Human Resources
Hearst Newspapers, Texas
NEW SPOTLIGHT
South Texas meets South Asia in new Houston art exhibit
Highlighting their multi-cultural city, the Houston Chronicle showcased the Blaffer Art Museum’s new exhibit, ‘Majority Rule,’ which brings together eight AAPI artists exploring the overlaps of the Global South and the Southern US through multidisciplinary art.
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Black History Month: Complete coverage from Chronicle staff
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SF Pride enlisted Dee Snider for its campaign against transphobia
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Beaumont Juneteenth Celebration returns
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Amid CT's antisemitism rise, New Haven rabbis offer ways to go forward: ‘Fear leads them to be brave
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Listen to Black Californians
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A public health crisis:' Harris County marks Black Maternal Health Week
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The AAPI community’s political power is growing
SPOTLIGHT
King Features
King Features Syndicate is a premier producer and distributor of the world’s most iconic intellectual properties — a leader in content syndication, classic character licensing and franchise development. Part of Hearst Newspapers, King Features’ portfolio includes world-renowned pop culture brands with a mission of inclusive storytelling.
Six Chix, a King Features daily comic, artist Bianca Xunise
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For the last 20 years, Liniers has been writing and drawing Macanudo, which has been published daily in Argentina by La Nación since 2002 and its English-language collections began appearing in U.S. newspapers via its representation by King Features Syndicate in 2018.
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In the spirit of Calvin & Hobbes, Mutts and Krazy Kat, artist Liniers (Ricardo Siri) uses a shifting cast of children, talking animals, imaginary monsters, sensitive robots, occasional elves and anthropomorphized objects to perform gags, philosophize, muse on nature and engage in surreal, artistic flights of fancy. With delicate, calligraphic pen work and understated watercolors, the comic skips lightly from style to style and subject to subject as Liniers gives his imagination and observational humor free reign. Jokes about domestic life, imagined scenarios of historical figures, Cthulhu showing up to Tinder dates, characters simply enjoying a pastoral sunset, the puncturing of pop-culture stalwarts: Macanudo is a boundless canvas for its author's humane and delightfully off-kilter view of the world, in a way few comic strips have ever even attempted.
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Rae the Doe is a comic about the life and times of a doe named Rae and her punk skunk girlfriend, Mimi. There’s also her roommate, Pascal the Bat, her eccentric, trash-loving friends Cybil the Moth and Lottie the Opossum, as well as Sawyer the Squirrel, the voice of reason within the group. The comic is full of silly jokes, satire and the occasional groan-worthy pun. The comic also touches on themes of LGBTQ+ acceptance and coping with anxiety and depression. Rae the Doe ran as an independent webcomic for two and a half years before it was picked up by King for syndication. As King Features’ first LGBTQ+-centric comic, Rae the Doe continues the Syndicate’s mission to offer new and diverse voices a platform in comics. Olive Rae Brinker joins syndication newcomers like Six Chix creator Bianca Xunise and industry powerhouses like Rhymes with Orange’s Hilary Price in raising the standard for diversity and inclusivity on the comic pages.
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King Features consumer products licensing division is focused on partnering with fashion brands such as Moncler, ZARA, Mey, NOAH, Lefties, Unique Vintage who develop more inclusive marketing campaigns across age, race and body type.
Hearst Newspapers’ annual internal and external programming allows colleagues to engage with and impact their communities.
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Hearst Happy Hour with Bob the Drag Queen:
Virtual happy hour Thursday June 15th at 5pm with nonbinary comic/actor Caldwell Tidicue, known around the world as Bob The Drag Queen. Crowned “America’s Next Drag Superstar” on season 8 of “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” the GLAAD Media and Peabody Award winner for “We’re Here” sits down with Tony Bravo, arts and culture reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle, to discuss pride and activism, dream roles, his upcoming tour with Madonna and more.
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Reporting on Transgender Issues Hosted by OUT@HNP & GLAAD
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In honor of Juneteenth, The Texas Community Paper's D&I Committee produced an engaging, educational webinar, The Legacy of Juneteenth, with Sam Collins.
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Hearst Newspapers welcomed its new affinity group, Working Parents @ HNP by hosting a division-wide webinar in conjunction with Hearst Television's ERG, HTV Family.
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The Women of Color affinity group hosted a coaching session with Tatiana Quaife.
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The Women of Color affinity group partnered with Hearst Television’s African American and Black ERG to present the history of voting rights.
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When work is a drag, bring in a Queen! That's exactly what our LGBTQ+ affinity group, OUT@HNP did in August! It was an hour well spent working collaboratively to answer some pop culture questions, LGBTQ+ history, and random facts.
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Hearst Newspapers welcomed one of its newest affinity groups, RepresentASIAN with an internal speaker panel, An Exploration of Asian Representation in the Media.
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Hearst Newspapers hosted its first Pathways to Leadership panel featuring women leaders across the division.
Hearst Newspapers empowers colleagues to participate in affinity groups so that they can celebrate cultures, collaborate and foster an atmosphere of respect, openness and new ideas.
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OUT@HNP is focused on providing a safe space for LGBTQ+ employees aiming to push forward initiatives surrounding LGBTQ+ issues by offering a platform to connect with people outside an immediate network.
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The mission of RepresentASIAN is to spotlight and enhance Asian presence in media while making the Asian experience at Hearst more inclusive, accommodating and impactful.
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The mission of Women in Newspapers (W.I.N) is to champion inclusivity and amplify the voices of women at HNP who are breaking barriers and contributing to the HNP culture.
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Working Parents @ HNP is dedicated to making life easier for members who are juggling parenthood and their careers and creating a community of working parents, supporting and advocating for one another.
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The mission of V.I.B.E.S. is to create a community of Black and African American colleagues who work together to promote a network of advocacy, mentorship and community outreach within HNP.
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Hearst Newspapers has D&I Committees in the following regions and business:
San Francisco Chronicle
Hearst Connecticut Media Group
LocalEdge
Midwest & Texas Communities
Houston Chronicle — Unity
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In 2021, to enhance DE&I efforts, Hearst Newspapers launched the ENGAGE program with a focus on building strong leadership so that the employee experience was not only improved but best-in-class. There are four levels: senior managers, managers, emerging talent and inclusive interviewing; each is tailored for the skill-building and honing needed to build trust-based environments and equip managers to take on more complex challenges and work strategically in areas that matter.
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The Excel Sponsor Program launched in November. This program supports women and nonbinary persons of color who are seeking focused career development and advocacy from an executive audience.
Hearst Newspapers engages with public and private partners to further its DE&I mission.
Hearst Newspapers engages with public and private partners to further its DE&I mission.
Hearst Newspapers is proud to be recognized as an employer who puts diversity at the heart of its operations and its award-winning content.
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Times Union Wins 12 Awards from the State Press Association, Including for “A City Divided” and Cuomo Watchdog Work
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San Antonio Express-News Wins Six Top 10 Awards in the Associated Press Sports Editors’ Excellence in Journalism Contest
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Houston Chronicle Reporter Wins Livingston Award for Series on Texas’ Troubled Mental Health System
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Gabrielle Lurie, San Francisco Chronicle Photographer, Named Pulitzer Finalist
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Hearst Connecticut Media Group’s “Lost to Abuse,” a Series of Stories Reported by Clare Dignan and Verónica Del Valle that Focused on Domestic Violence in Connecticut, Was Awarded the Stephen A. Collins Public Service Award
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John Badman Wins Six Illinois AP Photo Awards
