Letter signed by more than 350 media and communication scholars to TV Network CEOs covered in Los Angeles Times and The Hill

Published on August 14th, 2020

A letter signed by more than 350 media and communication scholars to TV Network CEOs, as well as commissioners with the Federal Communications Commission, was covered in Los Angeles Times and The Hill. The letter was started by professors Anna Everett (UC Santa Barbara) and Lisa Parks (MIT). The articles are available here:

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2020-06-22/letter-sent-to-news-execs-calls-for-a-rise-in-representation

https://thehill.com/homenews/media/504049-academics-call-on-major-broadcasters-to-confront-and-end-systemic-racism