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ERIC Number: EJ389782
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Tuning in to the News--A Multicultural Report from behind the Headlines.
Gonzales, Patrisia
Social Education, v53 n3 p160 Mar 1989
Presents a brief history of minority involvement in journalism, focusing on the effects of the Kerner Commission Report of 1979. Points out that 20 years later, the number of minority journalists has increased only slightly. Suggests that professional groups should work together to urge the media to diversify. (LS)
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Blacks, Employment Practices, Hispanic Americans, Journalism, Journalism History, Mass Media Effects, Mass Media Role, Minority Groups, News Media
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Kerner Commission Report