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Forbes Business Hollywood & Entertainment Pew Research: 39 Percent Of Black Americans Say News About Them Is ‘Racially Insensitive’ Cathy Applefeld Olson Contributor Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Music & Entertainment Following Sep 27, 2023, 11:12am EDT | Press play to listen to this article! Got it! Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images Getty Images Black Americans see a range of problems with the way Black people are covered in the news, with 43 percent saying the coverage largely stereotypes Black people, according to a new Pew Research Center survey of nearly 5,000 Black adults. Among those surveyed, few are hopeful that will change in the foreseeable future. These critical views of coverage of Black people are widely shared within the Black population, regardless of age, gender and even political party affiliation. Among key takeaways from the report: Almost two-thirds of Black adults (63 percent) say news about Black people is often more negative than news about other racial and ethnic groups; 28 percent say it is about equal and 7 percent say it is often more positive. 57 percent say the news only covers certain segments of Black communities, compared with just 9% who say it covers a wide variety of Black people. Half say coverage is often missing important information, while only 9% say it often reports the full story. Those who reported coming across racially problematic news coverage of Black people at least sometimes see a few different reasons for this. About half (51 percent) say outlets pushing agendas is a major factor, and 45 percent say the same about journalists not being informed. Others say racist views among people at the news outlet (42 percent), the speed of the news cycle (37 percent) and a lack of Black staff at the news outlet (36 percent) are major reasons for racist or racially insensitive coverage. The report also offered ways Black Americans believe problematic news coverage can be addressed. Nearly two-thirds (64 percent) identified the education of all journalists about issues impacting Black Americans as an “extremely or very effective” way of making coverage fairer. MORE FOR YOU ‘Alarm Bells For Crypto’—Leak Reveals Joe Biden Could Be About To Issue a Game-Changing Executive Order And Trigger Bitcoin Price Chaos Travis King Back In American Custody After Crossing North Korean Demilitarized Zone Hollywood Writers Strike Ends Deal Finalized After 148 Days Of Work Stoppage Including more Black people as sources (54 percent) and hiring more Black people as newsroom leaders (53 percent) and as journalists (44 percent) at news outlets are among other suggestions. Cathy Applefeld Olson Editorial Standards Print Reprints & Permissions
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