BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The outgoing director of the National Park Service says the agency must attract younger and more racially diverse visitors to the areas it manages and will probably uncover more cases of sexual harassment in its workforce.
Marvel publisher Dan Buckley gave a three-part interview with comic industry blog ICv2 this week in which he discussed the company's performance in 2014 and its strategies for the year ahead. The interview ranged across digital sales, graphic novel sales, and the impact of the Marvel movies on the comics -- but of particular interest to ComicsAlliance were Buckley's comments on reaching a more diverse audience of new comics customers.
While acknowledging that Marvel and the industry at large has never done much consumer research, Buckley said the company has been "aggressive in trying a lot of diverse product over the last two years," as part of an initiative spearheaded by Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso. According to Buckley, the results of that outreach have been very positive.
(KLIX)- The Magic Valley is being called "America’s Most Diverse Food Basket". The Southern Idaho Economic Development Organization highlighted that diversity at its 11th annual summit on Thursday. In just the 6 county region the Magic Valley produces a vast variety of food products that you couldn’t count on two hands...
Top Story Podcast 8/26/11: First hour - New rules of engagement...Marines fighting in Afghanistan can no longer "fart" while on the battlefield. It offends the Afghans! Also, Steve Crump's Final Show.
Second hour - President Obama, by executive order, just created the new government Office Of Diversity And Inclusion
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