Media Is Growing More White. What’s the FCC Doing About It? - COLORLINES

he increasing lack of racial diversity in the U.S. media landscape is
becoming a hot topic and putting pressure on policy makers to (finally)
pay attention.As the American Society of Newspaper Editors has reported, racial and ethnic minorities make up less than 13 percent of newsroom employees. Minority ownership of television stations hovers around 3 percent, while radio station ownership is at 7 percent, despite the fact that the minority population of the U.S. is roughly 28 percent.