“That’s what we were hearing on the ground.”With a growing AAPI population, proportionate representation concerns grew. Despite almost half of the AAPI population living in the top 20 DMAs, AAJA found 25% of the stations had no AAPIs on air. And over 70% of the local TV stations did not have a proportionate amount of AAPI on-air staff to the AAPI in their DMA. 🚨 Nearly a quarter of TV stations in the top 20 U.S. markets–home to nearly half of the AAPI population–has NO AAPI on-air talent. Historically, Asian American women outnumber Asian American men on a two to one basis,” Papper said.

Source: New York Times June 01, 2022 04:33 UTC