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of her own network’s major shake-up — which included the decision to cancel her colleague Joy Reid ’s show ― touched on a very real problem that has frustrated and concerned many: News organizations across the country continue to lack racial diversity and representation.in a memo to staff on Monday that Reid was set to leave MSNBC following reports over the weekend that her show, “The ReidOut,” was getting canceled.
“We stand up for Black people, and GAZA and the LGBTQ, and oppressed people and vulnerable people everywhere! And we will never stop!” he wrote. The wide backlash to MSNBC’s shake-up has spurred many important conversations about today’s media landscape. Among them is the point that news organizations have long struggled with diversity and representation. And with Trump’s sweeping executive actions, racial, religious, disability and LGBTQ representation in newsrooms is important now more than ever.analyzing racial demographics revealed that just 6% of reporting journalists are Black, which is well below the 11% Black share of U.S.
“Journalists play a critical role in democracies, as irreplaceable mediators between the public and the governments,” Yotam Ophir, associate professor at the Department of Communication College of Arts and Sciences at the University at Buffalo told HuffPost. “But if the media to include the voices of non-white people , it cannot adequately fulfill this important role.
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