One in four TV stations in the top 20 markets have no Asian American women on air
Just one percent of broadcasters are Asian American men
Seven recommendations offer medium to long-term solutions
NEW YORK, Aug. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — A groundbreaking analysis by the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) reveals significant challenges for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) reporters, anchors, meteorologists, and hosts on-air.
“The State of Asian American Female and Male TV Broadcasters” will be released during the organization’s annual national convention in Austin, Texas (Aug. 7-11). You can preview it here.
“Both female and male AANHPI broadcast journalists face career challenges, but often in different ways that aren’t widely understood, which is particularly challenging given stereotypes and biases towards AANHPIs.” says Naomi Tacuyan Underwood, AAJA Executive Director. “For instance, data shows that despite improvements in recent years, AANHPI men are far from reaching full representation, while AANHPI women are seldom given full-time roles.”
“This new analysis shows how far we still have to go,” says Chris Nguyen, AAJA Governing Board Member and Co-Chair of AAJA’s Broadcast Task Force, which will release the study’s findings during its pinnacle reception. “Every day these reporters face stereotypes like demasculinization for AANHPI men or sexualization for AANHPI women that heighten the challenge for AANHPI TV broadcasters.”
Rep. Judy Chu, chair of the Asian American Congressional Caucus (CAPAC), has engaged the issue of AANHPIs in the news industry in her work on the Hill. Chu says, “For our community to be seen as the contributors they are in towns across the country and to our democracy, we have to reach full representation in…
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