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Percentage of people of color in radio news in the U.S. 2017, by ethnicity
Percentage of people of color in radio news in the U.S. 2017, by ethnicity
Share of people of color in radio news in the United States in 2017, by ethnicity
by Amy Watson,
last edited
Jul 30, 2018
The statistic shows the share of people of color on radio news in the United States in 2017, by ethnicity. According to the source, around five percent of people on radio news in the United States in 2017 were African American.
Share of people of color in radio news in the United States in 2017, by ethnicity
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| Share of people on radio news | |
|---|---|
| Native American | 0.6% |
| Asian American | 1.9% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 3.6% |
| African American | 5.1% |
| Share of people on radio news | |
|---|---|
| Native American | 0.6% |
| Asian American | 1.9% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 3.6% |
| African American | 5.1% |
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by Amy Watson,
last edited
Jul 30, 2018
The statistic shows the share of people of color on radio news in the United States in 2017, by ethnicity. According to the source, around five percent of people on radio news in the United States in 2017 were African American.
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- Q4 2017
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- The survey was conducted among all 1,683 operating, non-satellite television stations and a random sample of 3,542 radio stations. Valid responses came from 1,333 television stations (79.2%) and 415 radio news directors and general managers representing 1,110 radio stations. Some data sets (e.g. the number of TV stations originating local news, getting it from others and women TV news directors) are based on a complete census and are not projected from a smaller sample.
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- United States
- Survey time period
- Q4 2017
- Number of respondents
- see supplementary notes
- Supplementary notes
- The survey was conducted among all 1,683 operating, non-satellite television stations and a random sample of 3,542 radio stations. Valid responses came from 1,333 television stations (79.2%) and 415 radio news directors and general managers representing 1,110 radio stations. Some data sets (e.g. the number of TV stations originating local news, getting it from others and women TV news directors) are based on a complete census and are not projected from a smaller sample.
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