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George Winslow

Study: Asian Americans Underrepresented in Local TV News

Study data showing 1% of broadcasters are Asian American men.

NEW YORK—A new study indicates that local TV stations are dramatically underrepresenting Asian Americans, one of the country’s fastest growing populations, in their newsrooms with findings that only one percent of broadcasters are Asian American men and that one in four TV stations in top 20 markets have no Asian American women on air. 

The analysis by the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA), "The State of Asian American Female and Male TV Broadcasters" will be released during the organization's annual national convention in Austin, Texas (Aug. 7-11). A preview is available here.

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