Why Are There So Few Journalists of Color Writing Front-Page Political Stories?

Not only is there a lack of diversity in the visual representation of Black Americans on television news programs but, according to a new analysis by 4th Estate, this trend exists among major newspapers as well. Almost all of the journalists writing front-page stories for major papers are white. More specifically, white reporters write 93% of front-page articles about the election. Blacks write less than 3 percent, with Asian Americans writing 3.3 percent, and Latinos writing 0.7 percent.

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