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Why Is TV So White?

H/T Angry Asian Man

According to an Entertainment Weekly study of scripted-programming casts for the upcoming fall 2008 season, each of the five major broadcast networks is disproportionately whiter than the United States population.

Posted at 9:51 AM, Jun 20, 2008 in Media Analysis | Permalink | View Comments

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