{"id":1054304,"date":"2021-11-25T08:44:15","date_gmt":"2021-11-25T13:44:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1054304"},"modified":"2021-11-25T08:44:19","modified_gmt":"2021-11-25T13:44:19","slug":"penguin-random-house-releases-diversity-audit-suggests-race-may-factor-into-future-hires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/penguin-random-house-releases-diversity-audit-suggests-race-may-factor-into-future-hires\/","title":{"rendered":"Penguin Random House Releases Diversity Audit, Suggests Race May Factor Into Future Hires"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpenguin-random-house-releases-diversity-audit-suggests-race-may-factor-into-future-hires%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1054304&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"p1\">Publisher Penguin Random House conducted a diversity audit of its contributors and recently released its findings.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/penguin-random-house-u-s-publishing-programs-audit-findings\/\">stated<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">We have a responsibility to achieve greater inclusion not only within our workforce population, but also throughout the community of creative and original voices we publish. And we know that our mission to publish books for everyone can be accomplished only if our Contributors\u2019 demographics better represent the society we live in.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The company added that in June 2020, it \u201creaffirmed our commitment to foster greater diversity, equity, and inclusion within our company and throughout the publishing industry, and our commitment to increase the number of books we publish, promote, market, and sell by Contributors of color.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In order to get closer to this marker, the group did an audit of its U.S. publishing programs and dialed in on the \u201crace and ethnicity\u201d of its contributors. The discoveries will reportedly help the company decide its next moves and \u201cmeasure progress.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In the audit, the contributors were notably allowed to \u201cself-identify,\u201d which the publisher says it intends to keep allowing. The company also stated that it got a 53% response rate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cOur outreach consisted of an email campaign to the Contributors and personalized follow-ups from editors. We achieved a 53% response rate. When compared with the rates for the 2019 U.S. Census (52%) and Lee &amp; Low\u2019s Diversity Survey (36%), our response rate provided a sufficient sample for meaningful analysis. In total, 3,415 Contributors completed the survey,\u201d&nbsp;it noted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The group found that, of its respondents, 74.9% of its U.S. contributors are white, 23.5% are BIPOC (which typically stands for \u2018Black, Indigenous, People of Color\u2019), and 1.7% preferred not to say.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The company also compared its contributors and its U.S. employees against the U.S. population. It found that its employee and contributor demographics were not consistent with the population of the United States.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">It stated, \u201cthe Hispanic or Latinx, Black&nbsp;or African American,&nbsp;and Indigenous representation is low in comparison to the U.S.&nbsp;overall.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Notably, in its additional demographic composition table, it showed that 61% are women, while 34% are men.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The group outlined several strategic methods to change the demographics and have more BIPOC contributors, as the company is \u201cnot in the place [it] would like to be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The group also stated something that might be considered controversial.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">It said a \u201cmajor outcome of this project will be ongoing integration of demographic data collection into our normal business practices, including the questionnaire used when onboarding Contributors at the time of acquisition,\u201d which could imply that demographics will be a factor when onboarding contributors.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Conservative writers and commentators have spoken out against censorship when it comes to publishers not promoting their work. Conservative authors, such as The Daily Wire\u2019s Candace Owens, have been targeted and sidelined rather than promoted.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">As The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/american-booksellers-association-ceo-apologizes-for-emailing-cover-of-racist-candace-owens-book\">reported<\/a> in July, \u201cthe CEO of American Bookseller\u2019s Association, a non-profit trade association that promotes independent bookstores, apologized for accidentally including a cover image of Candace Owens\u2019 book \u2018Blackout\u2019 in a publicity post on its website.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cCalling Owens\u2019 book \u2018racist\u2019 and equating it to \u2018violence,\u2019 Allison Hill said the post, uploaded on July 7, was intended to promote the work of black fiction writers. The book the ABA meant to highlight was a collection of teen romance stories with the same title,\u201d The Daily Wire noted.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201c[Hill] then promised that the 121-year-old organization will put new processes in place to prevent mistakes like promoting conservative African-American authors from happening again in the future,\u201d The Daily Wire added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cOwens hit back at the ABA, calling for an apology and accusing Hill and the group of \u2018unspeakable, explicit racism\u2019 and slander for their characterization of Owen\u2019s book, \u2018Blackout: How Black America Can Make Its Second Escape from the Democrat Plantation,\u2019\u201d The Daily Wire further <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/candace-owens-rips-american-booksellers-association-for-calling-her-book-racist\">reported<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cFor those of you that don\u2019t know, the CEO of American Bookseller\u2019s Association (@ABAbook) recently sent around an email, apologizing for promoting my book and labeling my book as racist. The [sic] is&nbsp; the CEO, Allison Hill, who sees no irony in calling a black woman racist,\u201d Owens said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealCandaceO\/status\/1425548409101029384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1425548409101029384%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailywire.com%2Fnews%2Fcandace-owens-rips-american-booksellers-association-for-calling-her-book-racist\">tweet<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI am calling for a public apology from @ABAbook and Allison Hill. It is an act of unspeakable, explicit racism for a white woman to send around an e-mail slandering and denigrating an autobiographical book from a black woman who came from nothing. We cannot accept this racism,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I am calling for a public apology from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ABAbook?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ABAbook<\/a> and Allison Hill. It is an act of unspeakable, explicit racism for a white woman to send around an e-mail slandering and denigrating an autobiographical book from a black woman who came from nothing. <br \/>We cannot accept this racism. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0aCk47Xbvd\">https:\/\/t.co\/0aCk47Xbvd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Candace Owens (@RealCandaceO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealCandaceO\/status\/1425548409101029384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 11, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Publisher Penguin Random House conducted a diversity audit of its contributors and recently released its findings.\u00a0The company stated:We have a responsibility to achieve greater inclusion not only within our workforce population, but also throughout the community of creative and original voices we publish. And we know that our mission to publish books for everyone can be accomplished only if our Contributors\u2019 demographics better represent the society we live in.The company added that in June 2020, it \u201creaffirmed our commitment to foster greater diversity, equity, and inclusion within our company and throughout the publishing industry, and our commitment to increase the number of books we publish, promote, market, and sell by Contributors of color.\u201dIn order to get closer to this marker, the group did an audit of its U.S. publishing programs and dialed in on the \u201crace and ethnicity\u201d of its contributors. The discoveries will reportedly help the company decide its next moves and \u201cmeasure progress.\u201dIn the audit, the contributors were notably allowed to \u201cself-identify,\u201d which the publisher says it intends to keep allowing. The company also stated that it got a 53% response rate.\u201cOur outreach consisted of an email campaign to the Contributors and personalized follow-ups from editors. We achieved a 53% response rate. When compared with the rates for the 2019 U.S. Census (52%) and Lee &#038; Low\u2019s Diversity Survey (36%), our response rate provided a sufficient sample for meaningful analysis. In total, 3,415 Contributors completed the survey,\u201d\u00a0it noted.The group found that, of its respondents, 74.9% of its U.S. contributors are white, 23.5% are BIPOC (which typically stands for \u2018Black, Indigenous, People of Color\u2019), and 1.7% preferred not to say.The company also compared its contributors and its U.S. employees against the U.S. population. It found that its employee and contributor demographics were not consistent with the population of the United States.\u00a0It stated, \u201cthe Hispanic or Latinx, Black\u00a0or African American,\u00a0and Indigenous representation is low in comparison to the U.S.\u00a0overall.\u201dNotably, in its additional demographic composition table, it showed that 61% are women, while 34% are men.\u00a0The group outlined several strategic methods to change the demographics and have more BIPOC contributors, as the company is \u201cnot in the place [it] would like to be.\u201dThe group also stated something that might be considered controversial.\u00a0It said a \u201cmajor outcome of this project will be ongoing integration of demographic data collection into our normal business practices, including the questionnaire used when onboarding Contributors at the time of acquisition,\u201d which could imply that demographics will be a factor when onboarding contributors.\u00a0Conservative writers and commentators have spoken out against censorship when it comes to publishers not promoting their work. Conservative authors, such as The Daily Wire\u2019s Candace Owens, have been targeted and sidelined rather than promoted.\u00a0As The Daily Wire reported in July, \u201cthe CEO of American Bookseller\u2019s Association, a non-profit trade association that promotes independent bookstores, apologized for accidentally including a cover image of Candace Owens\u2019 book \u2018Blackout\u2019 in a publicity post on its website.\u201d\u201cCalling Owens\u2019 book \u2018racist\u2019 and equating it to \u2018violence,\u2019 Allison Hill said the post, uploaded on July 7, was intended to promote the work of black fiction writers. The book the ABA meant to highlight was a collection of teen romance stories with the same title,\u201d The Daily Wire noted.\u00a0\u201c[Hill] then promised that the 121-year-old organization will put new processes in place to prevent mistakes like promoting conservative African-American authors from happening again in the future,\u201d The Daily Wire added.\u201cOwens hit back at the ABA, calling for an apology and accusing Hill and the group of \u2018unspeakable, explicit racism\u2019 and slander for their characterization of Owen\u2019s book, \u2018Blackout: How Black America Can Make Its Second Escape from the Democrat Plantation,\u2019\u201d The Daily Wire further reported.\u00a0\u201cFor those of you that don\u2019t know, the CEO of American Bookseller\u2019s Association (@ABAbook) recently sent around an email, apologizing for promoting my book and labeling my book as racist. The [sic] is\u00a0 the CEO, Allison Hill, who sees no irony in calling a black woman racist,\u201d Owens said in a tweet.\u201cI am calling for a public apology from @ABAbook and Allison Hill. It is an act of unspeakable, explicit racism for a white woman to send around an e-mail slandering and denigrating an autobiographical book from a black woman who came from nothing. We cannot accept this racism,\u201d she added.I am calling for a public apology from @ABAbook and Allison Hill. It is an act of unspeakable, explicit racism for a white woman to send around an e-mail slandering and denigrating an autobiographical book from a black woman who came from nothing. We cannot accept this racism. https:\/\/t.co\/0aCk47Xbvd\u2014 Candace Owens (@RealCandaceO) August 11, 2021The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":95,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1054304","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1054304","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/95"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1054304"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1054304\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1054304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1054304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1054304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}