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The Unbearable Whiteness of Cable

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Tuesday, Jun 29, 2010

by PopMatters Staff

by Rachel Sklar

The Daily Beast (24 June 2010)

“Thought a black president would lead to more diversity on cable news? Wrong. Since November 2008, the TV landscape has only gotten whiter. Rachel Sklar on what changed between Obama’s election and the hiring of Eliot Spitzer.”

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