The American Society of News Editors' latest report on newsroom diversity "
only confirmed what many who have lived through the
industry's deep recession have already experienced: a steady decline in minority journalists and stagnation in prior progress," writes Riva Gold. "One piece of this puzzle is layoff policies and union
contracts that often rewarded seniority and pushedthe most recent hires to leave first. Many journalists of color have the least protected jobs because they're the least senior
employees," according to one source.
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