Minority writers make little progress in TV, film

MINORITY WRITERS MAKE LITTLE PROGRESS IN TV, FILM
[SOURCE: Los Angeles Times, AUTHOR: Richard Verrier]
Despite some advances by women and minority writers, white male scribes disproportionately dominate film and TV jobs in Hollywood, according to a study released Tuesday by the Writers Guild of America, West. More than 30% of the American population is nonwhite, the study noted, yet minority writers accounted for fewer than 10% of employed television writers between 1999 and 2005. In film, the share of minority writers remained at 6%, unchanged since 1999, according to the sixth in a series of reports by the guild examining employment and earnings trends of its members.
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