Provides examples of the advantages minority journalists can bring to their work, including life experiences and cultural insights. Interviews three journalists on how their minority backgrounds enriched and improved their job performance. (LS)

Presents a brief history of minority involvement in journalism, focusing on the effects of the Kerner Commission Report of 1979. Points out that 20 years later, the number of minority journalists has increased only slightly. Suggests that professional groups should work together to urge the media to diversify. (LS)

An analysis of 12 secondary economics textbooks revealed that the economic issues of poverty, unemployment, and labor as they relate to Blacks and Hispanics are often ignored. Economics texts would be greatly improved if critical work led to the inclusion of even such rudimentary information as race-specific employment data. (RM)

Examines at the impact that the Kerner Commission Report of 1979 has had in minority hiring practices in U.S. news media. More minorities are being hired, but growth is very slow. Views the increasing membership of minority-oriented journalism groups as a positive sign. (LS)

Relates the personal experiences of six minority journalists with different racial backgrounds and work experiences to illustrate how affirmative action programs and related initiatives have acted as a catalyst in minority hiring practices in mainstream daily newspapers. (LS)

Points out the power that television has in shaping opinions and in promoting and banishing stereotypes. Presents examples of positive role models in both entertainment and news programing. Emphasizes the importance of reflecting a pluralistic society in news reporting. (LS)