"If I ever start a paper ... MediaMinded runs the slots - that's the type of editor I want as the last line of defense." - James Lileks
Friday, March 01, 2002
FEWER BLACK FACES: There's a link from MSNBC over at FAIR that describes how black reporters got less airtime on the Big Three networks in 2001. OK. Fine. But the Big Three are rapidly losing viewers. What about cable networks? It's just me, but there certainly seems to be more minorities over at CNN and MSNBC. And what about the thousands of local news broadcasts? Depending on which market you're in, you're likely to see an anchor team that's predominantly minority. Has anyone done a "study" about that?