Notably, many of the national media figures who initially devoted time to the shooting are black, which to some is a case study in the need for diversity in newsrooms. The racial and ethnic makeup of newsrooms, where minorities tend to be underrepresented, has long been a source of tension for the news industry. “On this story, there is a certain degree of understanding that comes from minorities, and particularly African Americans, just because we’ve lived it,” said Don Lemon, the CNN weekend anchor who has covered the case extensively for the past two weekends. He recalled that in a planning meeting for his program, one of his producers, a black mother of two teenage boys, was “almost in tears” as she said, “We’ve gotta do something on this story.
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