The statistic shows the distribution of the television news work force in the United States from 2014 to 2019, sorted by ethnicity. According to the report, 12 percent of TV news employees in the U.S. were African American in 2019, down from the previous year but an increase on the years 2014 to 2017. The share of Hispanic employees is still lower than the figure recorded in 2017 and Caucasian employees still make up the vast majority of the local TV news workforce.
Distribution of the local television news work force in the United States from 2014 to 2019, by ethnicity
The sample size given for years prior to 2018 was 1,409 (valid responses from operating non-satellite television stations. For 2018 an 2019 the figure was 1,310.
Figures prior to 2018 come from previous reports.
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RTDNA. (June 13, 2019). Distribution of the local television news work force in the United States from 2014 to 2019, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/625984/tv-news-work-force-by-ethnicity/
RTDNA. "Distribution of the local television news work force in the United States from 2014 to 2019, by ethnicity." Chart. June 13, 2019. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/625984/tv-news-work-force-by-ethnicity/
RTDNA. (2019). Distribution of the local television news work force in the United States from 2014 to 2019, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/625984/tv-news-work-force-by-ethnicity/
RTDNA. "Distribution of The Local Television News Work Force in The United States from 2014 to 2019, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/625984/tv-news-work-force-by-ethnicity/
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Distribution of the local television news work force in the United States from 2014 to 2019, by ethnicity [Graph], RTDNA, June 13, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/625984/tv-news-work-force-by-ethnicity/
