COMMENTARY BY TANZINA VEGA

How Newsrooms Can Stop Being So White

CNN’s Tanzina Vega: “At a time when so many people are questioning the validity of their media coverage, having people with a range of perspectives and backgrounds reporting the news is critical. The election of Donald Trump as president revealed just how deeply divided our country is when it comes to race and yet in the next few decades, people of color will become the majority of Americans. Still, very few feel adequately represented by the media.”