Journalists of Color Decline for 3rd Year
Via Maynard Institute:
U.S. “Minority” Population at 46%; in Newsrooms, 12.79%
The number of journalists of color in daily newspaper and online-only newsrooms declined for the third consecutive year, the American Society of News Editors reported Thursday in disclosing the results of its annual diversity survey…
…The decline in journalists of color contrasts with the news industry’s stated goal of parity with the number of people of color in the general population by 2025, and as demographic changes show the nation heading toward majority-minority status.
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