Who's working the news?

The big picture is that minorities are still underrepresented in broadcast news, according to results from the latest Radio-Television News Directors Association/Hofstra University annual survey of women and minorities in broadcasting. But within the minority workforce, the largest gains have been among Hispanics and Asian Americans, while African Americans have lost ground over the past few years.

BROADCAST NEWS TELEVISION WORKFORCE

                    2008    2007    2006    2005

Caucasian          76.3%   78.5%   77.8%   78.8%
African American   10.1%   10.1%    9.5%   10.3%
Hispanic           10.3%    8.7%    9.6%    8.7%
Asian American      2.7%    2.3%    2.7%    1.9%
Native American     0.5%    0.4%    0.5%    0.3%

SOURCE: RADIO-TELEVISION NEWS DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION/HOFSTRA
UNIVERSITY