How Has Representation of Ethnic Minorities in the Media Changed

question 13

Multiple Choice

How has representation of ethnic minorities in the media changed over the past 20 years?

• A) Ethnic minorities now outnumber Anglos in most large-city newsrooms.
• B) The percentage of ethnic minorities in newsrooms now mirrors that of the U.S.population as a whole.
• C) There has been little change.
• D) The number of ethnic minorities in the media has declined by a small amount.
• E) There are fewer ethnic minorities working in the media now than two decades ago.

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