TV newsroom employees in the U.S. 2017-2022, by ethnicity
The majority of TV newsroom employees in the United States in 2021 were white, with African American staff and Hispanic and Latino employees making up less than 25 percent of the total. The survey projected that the share of Hispanic and Latino employees would increase slightly in 2022 but the forecasted percentage remains low. Asian Americans have even less representation, accounting for less than three percent of the TV newsroom workforce.