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Minority Representation of Reporters and Sources in Canadian Television News


The percentage of reporters and sources who are visible minorities, on Canadian television news, by sex (1994):



Network Reporters Sources

% Female % Male % Female % Male
CBC 1.0 6.0 3.7 12.7
Newsworld none 4.6 2.3 7.4
Global 2.6 none 2.4 4.1
CTV 1.1 1.1 1.9 8.5
 
 
  • 13.38% of Canada's population consists of "visible minorities".

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Source: Front and Centre: Minority Representation on Television, published by MediaWatch, 1994.


 
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