Pew: Diversity in the news industry is at its lowest in smaller news outlets

While minority journalism graduates may be less likely to find full-time jobs in journalism, Pew Research Center says the smaller outlets where journalists more likely start their careers are also the least likely to hire minority journalists. At high-circulation newspapers, Pew says minority journalists make up 20 percent of newsroom employees, but at smaller local newspapers, that number falls to 10 percent. Minority journalists are also more likely to be hit by budget cuts: Nearly 22 percent of minority employees at daily newspapers left or lost their jobs in 2014.

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