Survey: Percentage of Minorities in TV News Drops From 25 Percent to 18 Pe

[Judi Lynn]

Survey: Percentage of Minorities in TV News Drops From 25 Percent to 18 Percent
By Bobby Ross Jr. Associated Press Writer
Published: Aug 9, 2003


DALLAS (AP) - In just two years, the percentage of minorities in television newsrooms nationwide has dropped from 25 percent to 18 percent, according to an annual survey.
Leaders of three groups of journalists, speaking Friday at the National Association of Black Journalists' national convention in Dallas, called the decline highly alarming and pledged to work together to increase minority participation in television and radio newsrooms.

"We do view this as a serious problem," said Barbara Cochran, president of the Radio-Television News Directors Association. "We've always worked to promote diversity ... but we think this calls for a redoubled effort."

Cochran cited an annual survey conducted by the radio-television news directors association and Ball State University, in Muncie, Ind.

The 2003 survey found that the minority work force in television news dropped to 18 percent, down from 21 percent last year and 25 percent the year before. That compares with minorities' roughly 30 percent share of the U.S. population.

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGAPTM475JD.html

[gottaB]

1. the full report

is at UNITY Online

[Democat]

2. The liberal media strikes again

The "liberal media" must be afraid that minorities wouldn't be good enough at reading White House press releases on air.

[Mel]

3. my gut reaction

in *Bush world it's okay to be a racist....I mean who's going to do anything about it?
Look at who he has working for him they won't do anything about it.

*Bush and AsKKKroft don't support AA so who's going to do the right thing by minorities in his group of thugs? NOBODY that's who.

What I see with *Bush being selected by the supreme court treasonist 5.
It sent a message out to all the racists sexists you name it, that hint, hint, it's okay the rules don't apply to 'you'
It's called 'the good ole' boy wink and nod'

Let me just refer back to just one of the many *Bush comment's the one made too MLK's wife about 'hanging' his portrait. That's why the numbers are going lower the good ole' boys in charge are just taking the lead from their pResident if you ask me.

If it's okay for the right-wing fascists to yap 'oh what will we tell the children' BC had an affair and lied about it you think this isn't worth a hit on the right wingers heads?
The left has got to start calling them on the carpet for what it is!
In the right-wing world an affair and lying about it was suppose to influence all of us, right?? I mean less than 3 years ago this was suppose to be the most terrible thing that had ever happened to our country.
So why would they think it's any damn different with their pResident.....how are they going to turn this on it's head? In a sane world (one they don't live in) they shouldn't be able too. Of course, I'm sure they will try and if we don't slam them on their stinking heads with it, you can rest assure they won't bring it up or even view it this way. What do they do? They attack from all angles top to bottom each and everything we do things we don't even do. Wellstones Wake comes to mind Gray Davis comes to mind they attack from all ends even to the lowest (Ann the man) liberals are traitors.

Until the left figures out this isn't a fair fight and to stop bringing a knife to a gun fight we are going to get our asses handed to us each and everytime. I'm real sorry a lot of people don't understand just how serious this is but if we don't we are toast.

**Wink*** **Wink** Nod


I say slap that wink off of their faces! A bully, will bully you, until you STAND UP to them.
They also run the same MO what does that mean it makes it easier for us to take them down.

Yes, some of that money Soros is donating needs to be used to take the likes of 'Annie the man' out of the pictures and 'Rush the Cyst' too disgrace their 'false icons' show them in the sunlight for what they ARE it won't even take us making it up.
Make them go on the Offense!

[JoFerret]

4. This can only mean

that they have already locked up all those dark faced criminal types.