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I see asians all the time as anchorpeople on our local news. And I don't think we really have a disproportionate asian population with the rest of the world. There are latino shows. There is the Lopez show, can't remember what his first name is. There are several latino cable channels. There are black channels. I see diversity all over the news channels. There are several high profile black anchors on most major networks. There are latino anchors on our local news. Its always seemed somewhat proportianate with minority populations and I think as these populations grow we will see more and more products and shows geared towards them. Doesn't bother me, but I don't see an urgency to it all, its slowly growing and an immediate jump into diversity will probably backlash.
You have to remember that tv is entirely driven by advertising money and ratings. There is money to be made as minority groups grow, and this will eventually be reflected in the programming.
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