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STUDY: Cable News Morning Shows Drastically Skew White and Male  – A Media Matters analysis of morning shows on cable news networks from January 1 to March 31 found that white men make up an overwhelming percentage of guest appearances on CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC’s morning shows. The study found that black, Latino, Asian-American and Middle Eastern voices are critically underrepresented, and women make up only a quarter of guest appearances.

Given a test to apply for a job? Watch out if you are not a white man, by Will Evans, RevealNews.org/The Center for Investigative Reporting, May 23, 2017 – There’s a hidden form of discrimination blocking job seekers across the country. It’s the misuse of employment tests – which measure reading, math and other cognitive skills – that can unfairly disadvantage minorities and women without the employers or the job applicants even realizing it.