Diversity Takes Center Stage at TV’s Summer Press Tour
Although the recent Primetime Emmy nominations showed the Television Academy does not have a #SoWhite problem, it doesn’t mean that diversity is not a front and center issue in the television industry. Addressing the topic head-on, the Television Critics Assn. summer press tour and CTAM, the cable portion of the confab taking place at the Beverly Hilton, broke with tradition of presenting specific shows and put on a panel Aug. 1 in...
With Racial Inequality Rife on the Small Screen, One Reality Show Flaunts its Diversity
Quick. Were there any black characters on “Friends,” anyone? If so, they were background players. And not to single out a favorite comedy series, it was and is among the majority of television shows whose core Caucasian-ness is an attribute, rightly or wrongly. Diversity is an issue that has long simmered on the back burner and intermittently moves to the front, as in these early days of summer that have brought a raft of...
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