#GoodRead | Some Things Considered, Mostly by White Men

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"Some Things Considered, Mostly by White Men: Study of NPR commentators shows a retreat from diversity—and politics":

A new FAIR study finds that NPR commentary is dominated by white men and almost never directly addresses political issues.

This study reviewed transcripts from January 1 to May 31, 2015, looking at regular commentators—that is, voices who were featured twice or more on Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Weekend Edition Saturday and Weekend Edition Sunday to present their perspective in monologue form.

Read Michael Tkaczevski's full article at FAIR here…