A new report on media ownership in the U.S. by S. Derek Turner, Research Director at Free Press and Mark Cooper, Fellow at McGannon Communications Research Center, finds that:
- Women comprise 51 percent of the entire U.S. population, but own a total of only 67 stations, or 4.97 percent of all stations.
- Minorities comprise 33 percent of the entire U.S. population, but own a total of only 44 stations, or 3.26 percent of all stations.
- Hispanics or Latinos comprise 14 percent of the entire U.S. population, but only own a total of 15 stations, or 1.11 percent of all stations.
- Blacks or African Americans comprise 13 percent of the entire U.S. population but only own a total of 18 stations, or 1.3 percent of all stations.
- Asians comprise 4 percent of the entire U.S. population but only own a total of 6 stations, or 0.44 percent of all stations.
- Non-Hispanic White owners controlled 1,033 stations, or 76.6 percent of the all stations.
Download the report here.
Read the press release here.
