Asians Still Underrepresented on US Network News

Clicking through U.S. TV channels, you won't see many Asians reporting the evening news. Asian Americans — including South Asians and Pacific Islanders — are less than 3 percent of the broadcast media work force. Yet they are 6 percent of the population and the fastest growing segment. “I think that we've gone a long way in terms of diversity in front of the camera, but we still have a ways to go behind the scenes, especially in upper management,” said Chang....

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