Diversity Statement
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OzmozrAdopted 2006
From red-canyon deserts to aspen-covered mountains, remote family ranches to burgeoning cities, the diversity of the West’s landscape is matched only by the diversity of its people. To fulfill our mission in the changing West, High Country News needs to seek out and publish diverse perspectives on environmental and social issues. In today’s West, we can only do this by having a diverse staff, board and readership. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture in which people of different ages, education levels, ethnicities, genders, physical abilities, races, religious beliefs, sexual orientations and socioeconomic backgrounds are recognized and included as fully vested members. We strongly believe that the contributions of every member of the organization should be received openly and given full and fair consideration. We believe this is crucial to attracting and retaining strong and committed staff and board members.
The more we embrace diversity in our organization, the better our magazine will become at representing the reality of this region. We want our stories to reflect the reality of a society that is home to many different viewpoints. We hope to inspire our readers to expand their own perspectives and accept the challenge of new stories and new ideas. Only by doing so can we fulfill our mission and ensure that HCN remains a relevant, engaging publication – one that is essential to people who care about the West.
We want to attract a diverse pool of writers who can reveal the stories that are inaccessible to, or often ignored by, the cultural majority. As we improve the diversity of our coverage, we hope to engage a broader array of readers through the magazine itself as well as through our syndication partners.
The staff and board of directors of High Country News believe that embracing diversity will help us better achieve our mission. Our commitment to diversity in our stories and in our organization is not a temporary project; it is an ongoing and lasting process. It is part of our vision of what High Country News is about, and we pledge to use diversity to actively and purposefully strengthen our mission in the West.
To find out more about how you can support High Country News’ independent journalism, visit our Donate Now page.
