Providing opportunities for the next generation is core to the health and future of Hearst. Below are highlights from across the company’s business units.
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development
Elevate Hearst Health & Western Governors University
Elevate is designed to ensure Hearst Health colleagues can make their academic dreams a reality. A new partnership with the Western Governors University enables Hearst Health employees to earn a variety of bachelor’s and master’s degrees through self-paced, e-learning study, completely free of charge.
The T. Howard Foundation
Since 2017, Hearst has partnered with the T. Howard Foundation, a nonprofit organization committed to increasing diversity in the media industry. For eight weeks every summer, more than 25 paid interns work across all Hearst businesses and participate in programming to gain real-world experience, skills and mentorship from Hearst colleagues.
Hearst GOLD
Hearst GOLD grows the leadership of Hearst Health by providing high-potential, director-level colleagues with targeted professional training; exposure to specific business practices and solutions across the division; and regular interaction with senior leadership to fuel future collaboration. The Hearst GOLD program is also open to Hearst Transportation, and a new Hearst Corporate session is in the pilot stage.
allyship
Hearst INCLUDE Change Agents
“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.”
Ken Daney
Vice President of Human Resources
Hearst Newspapers, Texas
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The Hearst INCLUDE (Impact, Notice, Communicate, Leverage, Uncover, Disrupt, Empathize) program includes fundamental training that provides all colleagues with greater a understanding of inclusion and the opportunity to become a Certified Change Agent through continuous learning. The Hearst INCLUDE Program teaches participants to advocate for an inclusive and equitable workplace and community. Change Agents are called upon to advocate and drive inclusive policies, partnerships and community outreach. They play an active role in the business by leading ERGs and DE&I committees and hosting events that focus on creating an inclusive culture at Hearst.
Magazines
Enlightened
Enlightened encompasses Hearst Magazines’ diversity, equity and inclusion programming. The curriculum is co-created with industry-leading experts and delivers impactful content around various dimensions of diversity — ability, age, faith, gender, gender identity, race and sexual orientation.
The purpose of Enlightened is to help engage colleagues in conversations that ultimately influence their behaviors in the workplace. It’s another way Hearst Magazines equips leaders with tools for managing inclusive teams and sets a new standard for creating a welcoming workplace. Learn more about our partners below:
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Founded by Glenn Singleton, Courageous Conversation provides training, coaching and consulting to transform beliefs, behaviors and results so people of all races can achieve at their highest levels and live their most empowered and powerful lives.
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As a dynamic media force, GLAAD ensures fair, accurate and inclusive representation that rewrites the script for LGBTQ+ acceptance. GLAAD tackles tough issues to shape the narrative and provoke dialogue that leads to cultural change.
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The National Organization on Disability (NOD) seeks to increase employment opportunities for the 60% of working-age Americans with disabilities who are not employed. To achieve this goal, NOD offers a suite of employment solutions, to help companies build and enrich their disability inclusion programs.
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION ON DISABILITY
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Underpinned by four core pillars of mental health, wellbeing, development and leadership, PUSH Mind & Body uses data-driven insight to build highly personalized programs of live training, one-to-one coaching and digital tools that people want and need.
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Tanenbaum combats religious prejudice, confronts hate and builds respect for religious difference by transforming individuals and institutions.
Television
Emma Bowen Foundation Fellowship
The Emma Bowen Foundation Fellowship (EBFF) has been working to increase diversity in media, entertainment and technology since 1989. EBFF places promising students of color in internships at the nation’s leading companies and advocates for the best practices in diverse hiring, retention and advancement. Hearst is one of the Emma Bowen Foundation's largest and longest-standing partners to date, hosting 38 fellows across the stations in 2022. There are currently 22 EBFF alums working at Hearst Television.
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The Emerson Coleman Fellowship is designed to increase the number of diverse individuals pursuing careers in broadcasting, specifically local television programming and content production. Among the industry’s most highly regarded programming executives, Emerson Coleman most recently served as senior vice president of programming for Hearst Television, where he oversaw the company’s program development and acquisitions for over two decades.
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The Marty Faubell Broadcast Technology Fellowship Program is named for Martin “Marty” Faubell, who retired from Hearst Television in 2020 after more than three decades of service, most recently as vice president of engineering. The fellowship is designed to expose participants to all aspects of television production, with an emphasis on engineering, IT and the role of these disciplines within a live broadcast facility.
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The Creative Services Associate Producer Fellowship is a one-year immersive development program. Candidates are full-time employees embedded within a local Hearst Television station, gaining important insights into all roles within creative services, plus ongoing training and engagement with peers and colleagues throughout the group. At the end of the fellowship, associate producers have the skills and knowledge needed to be a successful and valuable contributor to a Hearst Television creative services department.
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The Sales Account Associate Program is a one-year account executive-in-training role. This provides individuals interested in starting a career in sales the opportunity to complete a comprehensive training program that sets them up for success as an account executive.
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The legendary Fred Young worked for Hearst for more than 40 years, producing impactful, award-winning stories. Dedicated to his accomplishments, the Fred Young Hearst Television Producer Fellowship is a 12-week paid fellowship program at a Hearst Television station.
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Hearst Television's Paid Internship Program provides a positive, professional and hands-on learning experience designed to help students gain comprehensive knowledge of working in a television station. Students are immersed in a work environment that introduces a diverse set of experiences and increasing levels of responsibility. HTV interns are coached to ask questions and learn from industry professionals.
Fitch Group
TalentPath
TalentPath is a year-long talent development program for Fitch associate directors and directors who identify as part of underrepresented ethnic minority groups.
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CreditPath is a 10-week paid program that welcomes financial services professionals who are ready to reenter the workforce and transitioning veterans who are ready to jumpstart their careers. CreditPath creates opportunities in finance, credit analysis, macro research and technical-related fields.
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ForwardPath is a 12-month leadership development program designed to help Fitch increase the advancement of female talent to senior leadership positions.
