Comparing the racial diversity of the journalists
at America's daily newspapers
with the communities that they serve
Newsroom diversity report for
Hawaii Tribune-Herald, Hilo
Hilo, Hawaii
Owner: Stephens Media Group (Donrey) (Nev.)
From a report for the Knight Foundation
by Bill Dedman and Stephen K. Doig, June 2005
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Year	Non-white % of newsroom staff
2005	25.0
2004	9.1
2003	Did not report
2002	Did not report
2001	Did not report
2000	33.3
1999	27.3
1998	36.4
1997	31.3
1996	36.4
1995	45.5
1994	45.5
1993	66.7
1992	40.0
1991	Did not report
1990	Did not report
The latest year at peak is	1993
See the notes and definitions section below for the sources of these figures.
Newsroom Diversity Index
for Hawaii Tribune-Herald, Hilo
Year	Non-white % of newsroom staff	Non-white % of circulation area	Newsroom Diversity Index (parity=100)
2005	25.0	76.0	33
2004	9.1	76.0	12
How the index is calculated
The Newsroom Diversity Index is the non-white percentage of the newsroom staff
divided by the non-white percentage of residents in the circulation area.
(Parity = 100.)
Company index
This newspaper's owner, Stephens Media Group (Donrey) (Nev.),
has a companywide, circulation-weighted Diversity Index of 37.
See the notes and definitions section below for the sources of these figures.
Peer group comparison
for Hawaii Tribune-Herald, Hilo
This newspaper's Newsroom Diversity Index is 33.				This paper
				Peer group
Compare that with 33, which is the median Diversity Index for all newspapers
reporting in this circulation category of 10,001 to 25,000 daily sales.
In that group, this newspaper's Diversity Index ranks 127 out of 259
newspapers reporting in the category of 10,001 to 25,000 daily sales.
Laredo Morning Times, Texas
FYI, in circulation, this newspaper's average weekday circulation of
approximately 18,806 ranks 505 out of 1,410 daily newspapers in the US.
See the notes and definitions section below for the sources of these figures.
Details on race/ethnicity
in the circulation area
and the home county
of Hawaii Tribune-Herald, Hilo
	Circulation area
Race/ethnicity	% of population	Number of residents
Hispanic	10.2	10,565
Black	0.4	415
Asian and Pacific Islander	40.3	41,926
Native-American	0.3	319
Other non-white	0.2	183
Multi-racial	24.6	25,548
Non-white	76.0	78,956
White	24.1	25,004
Total		103,960
	Home county:  Hawaii
Race/ethnicity	% of population	Number of residents
Hispanic	9.5	14,111
Black	0.4	602
Asian and Pacific Islander	36.4	54,069
Native-American	0.3	476
Other non-white	0.2	265
Multi-racial	23.5	34,931
Non-white	70.3	104,454
White	29.7	44,223
Total		148,677
The home county of this newspaper is Hawaii.
About this report
This third annual report for the Knight Foundation adds context to an annual survey by the American Society of Newspaper Editors. ASNE has set a goal that
every newspaper, to help it know its community and gather the news, should employ at least one non-white journalist, and that newspapers should strive to
employ non-whites in proportion to their share of the community. ASNE's report, at www.asne.org, shows each newspaper's non-white employment, but does
not disclose how closely that employment mirrors the newspaper's circulation area.
That gap is filled by the report you are reading now. This report was not done by ASNE, but was done for the Knight Foundation by Bill Dedman and
Stephen K. Doig. It shows how close each newspaper is to ASNE's goal, by comparing the newsroom staffing with the circulation area population.
The full report is at www.powerreporting.com/knight.
Notes and definitions
1. The Newsroom Diversity Index is the non-white percentage of the newsroom staff divided by the non-white percentage of the circulation area's residents. Parity = 100.
2. Source for staffing: Survey by American Society of Newspaper Editors, April 2005. Newspapers report non-white staff as of the end of the previous year.
3. Following ASNE's definition, newsroom staff includes only supervisors, reporters, editors, copy/layout editors and photographers.
4. Also following ASNE's definition, "whites," "blacks," etc., exclude Hispanics, who are counted in a separate category.
5. Source for boundaries of this newspaper's circulation area: ZIP Code circulation data, Audit Bureau of Circulations, latest available.
6. A paper may define its circulation area differently for marketing efforts, or news coverage, or to set advertising rates.
7. If ZIP Codes or counties are used, this report applies a threshold: 10 percent household penetration is required to include an area in the circulation area.
8. Source for the demographics of residents of that circulation area: US Census 2000.
9. Source for total circulation: Editor & Publisher magazine, Monday-Friday average at year-end 2004.
10. Staff of non-English publications, such as the Miami Herald's El Nuevo Herald, are excluded from the ASNE staffing survey for the first time this year.
Demographics of ZIP Codes
where sales were reported by
Hawaii Tribune-Herald, Hilo
Note that some ZIP Codes listed here may not have been included in determining the newspaper's circulation area. In calculating the Diversity Index, a
ZIP Code was included only if the household penetration was at least 10 percent. Any lower-penetration ZIP Codes are also listed here for your information.
Also, if the newspaper reported more than 300 ZIP Codes, only the top 300 in weekday sales are listed here.
ZIP / City / State / Approx. distance in miles from the newspaper's home office	Weekday sales	Households	Penetration % (daily sales per 100 households)	Median household income	Non-white % of population	Hispanic % of population	Black % of population	Native % of population	Asian % of population
96720 / Hilo / HI / 0 mi.	11,069	15,365	72.0	$39,290	83.6	8.7	0.4	0.2	49.8
96778 / Pahoa / HI / 25 mi.	1,674	3,812	43.9	$27,168	66.2	13.7	0.6	0.5	27.5
96749 / Keaau / HI / 20.7 mi.	1,633	3,865	42.3	$35,018	73.6	13.0	0.4	0.3	35.7
96727 / Honokaa / HI / 33.2 mi.	641	1,533	41.8	$40,274	73.8	9.3	0.0	0.3	38.9
96760 / Kurtistown / HI / 18.6 mi.	558	769	72.6	$31,053	64.7	10.1	0.9	0.7	28.4
96781 / Papaikou / HI / 10.9 mi.	521	541	96.3	$38,900	82.4	7.1	0.5	0.3	50.9
96771 / Mountain View / HI / 16.8 mi.	520	1,611	32.3	$28,281	67.5	13.6	0.5	0.7	25.8
96743 / Kamuela / HI / 40.5 mi.	476	2,985	15.9	$52,484	66.1	7.4	0.3	0.2	32.0
96785 / Volcano / HI / 13.6 mi.	456	1,139	40.0	$32,714	56.2	10.9	0.3	0.5	22.2
96783 / Pepeekeo / HI / 13.6 mi.	361	687	52.5	$29,554	87.6	9.3	0.2	0.7	56.7
96772 / Naalehu / HI / 41.2 mi.	344	677	50.8	$35,156	73.2	5.2	0.9	0.4	40.8
96777 / Pahala / HI / 29.3 mi.	239	483	49.5	$29,740	88.9	5.9	0.2	0.0	54.6
96776 / Paauilo / HI / 16.9 mi.	206	480	42.9	$35,455	70.6	10.6	0.0	0.4	32.7
96755 / Kapaau / HI / 46.6 mi.	188	966	19.5	$46,413	81.2	19.2	0.1	0.3	34.1
96740 / Kailua Kona / HI / 38.9 mi.	158	9,286	1.7	$48,264	54.4	7.8	0.4	0.3	25.6
96728 / Honomu / HI / 18.3 mi.	136	206	66.0	$33,750	78.7	12.4	0.0	0.7	33.1
96764 / Laupahoehoe / HI / 18.9 mi.	107	287	37.3	$37,011	71.6	11.1	0.4	0.4	31.7
96710 / Hakalau / HI / 18.6 mi.	88	142	62.0	$47,143	66.2	7.3	0.3	0.0	38.9
96719 / Hawi / HI / 52.7 mi.	84	599	14.0	$47,132	63.4	8.8	1.0	0.3	30.5
96773 / Ninole / HI / 18.4 mi.	78	66	118.2	$75,644	54.4	8.8	0.0	0.0	28.0
96737 / Ocean View / HI / 41.8 mi.	61	905	6.7	$26,172	45.9	9.1	0.8	1.0	16.9
96750 / Kealakekua / HI / 42.2 mi.	52	978	5.3	$41,131	76.0	9.3	0.3	0.2	44.0
96718 / Hawaii National Park / HI / 16.6 mi.	42	14	300.0	$0	55.2	34.5	0.0	0.0	17.2
96738 / Waikoloa / HI / 36.2 mi.	37	1,906	1.9	$50,570	56.0	8.8	0.4	0.2	25.2
96774 / Ookala / HI / 22.7 mi.	35	56	62.5	$26,786	69.0	9.6	0.0	0.0	24.6
96780 / Papaaloa / HI / 16.3 mi.	33	168	19.6	$39,219	83.0	9.0	0.0	1.0	53.4
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