TITLE

Cable's Call

AUTHOR(S)
Cooper, Jim
PUB. DATE
November 1999
SOURCE
Adweek Southeast Edition;11/15/99, Vol. 20 Issue 46, Race and the Media p36
SOURCE TYPE
Trade Publication
DOC. TYPE
Article
ABSTRACT
Reports on the study done by the National Association of Minorities in Communication on the minority representation in the cable industry. Discrimination perceived by minorities; Efforts of several cable companies to address the issue of diversity; Details on the subscription rates of African Americans to premium cable. INSET: Taking a Site-Specific Approach.
ACCESSION #
2535208

Tags: MINORITIES in broadcasting;  MINORITIES in communication;  DIVERSITY in the workplace;  CABLE television

 

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