Hispanics, Blacks, have doubts about media accuracy

*Ya think? I chuckle at how the AP downplays the impact: ” …could be troubling for the news industry …” Like it’s an off-hand probability. Meanwhile, independent Latino news organizations are thriving. VL

By Jesse J. Holland, Associated Press/Denver Post

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new study shows a large majority of African-American and Hispanic news consumers don’t fully trust the media to portray their communities accurately, a statistic that could be troubling for the news industry as the minority population of the United States grows.

Three-fourths of African-American news consumers and two-thirds of Hispanics have doubts about what mainstream media report about their communities, according to a survey released Tuesday by the Media Insight Project. And while most say it’s become easier to get news generally in the last five years, few feel the same way about news regarding their own community, the survey said.

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