NEW YORK, April 24 (Xinhua) -- Many of the major media companies in the United States remain mostly white, with recent reports indicating that racial diversity is declining, reported Forbes on Sunday. "For the majority of media companies, even though there is diverse representation among new hires, the number of candidates hired from underrepresented racial groups has declined compared to previous years," said the report. The majority of billionaires that own the major American media companies are white, according to the report. When looking specifically at the racial diversity among journalists, although racial diversity has increased from previous years, journalism is still overwhelming white. "The fact that most media companies are white-owned coupled with the fact that the majority of those writing stories are white means that the news we receive is white-centered," it added.

Source: Forbes April 24, 2023 18:44 UTC