Miley has been changing the face of her news organization with the launch of NBCU Academy, a journalism program offering opportunity and resources for underrepresented voices. Working in partnership with HBCUs and other institutions with significant minority populations, she has expanded the program’s membership by 50%. Six recent graduates from five of NBCU Academy’s partner schools are now working full-time for NBC News Digital’s diversity verticals. She’s made her deepest and most supportive connections through her authenticity, with many of them growing from moments spent laughing, crying and sharing. “What the need is in the moment, be that and that is the same energy and truth given back to me in return,” she says.
