Overwhelmingly White Media Criticize Conservative Rallies as 'Overwhelmingly White' | NewsBusters.org

Overwhelmingly White Media Criticize Conservative Rallies as 'Overwhelmingly White' | NewsBusters.org: "If you thought media coverage of the Aug. 28 'Restoring Honor' rally hosted in Washington D.C. by Fox News host Glenn Beck seemed like just another attack on conservatives, you're not alone. As noted by the Daily Caller's Jim Treacher, much of the coverage had a common thread: describing the crowd as 'overwhelmingly white.'

While the term was certainly used in coverage of Beck's rally, it's not a new label. 'Overwhelmingly white' is a prime example of the media's groupthink on Beck, Tea Parties, and the conservative movement in general. Virtually every major 'mainstream' media outlet has used the phrase in just the past year to describe conservative events.

But even as the media criticize Tea Party and other conservative rallies for an apparent lack of diversity, they struggle to bring minority voices into their own operations.

All three broadcast networks have described the Tea Parties as 'overwhelmingly white.' So have CNN, MSNBC, NPR, the Agence France Presse, The Washington Post, The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, USA Today, National Journal and US News & World Report. Many of those organizations are the very ones the news industry discusses as having failed to make diversity goals for staff."

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