The media most certainly does have a diversity problem. It's self-inflicted though - aspiring journalists are expected to "grind it out" and "pay their dues" vi

The media most certainly does have a diversity problem. It's self-inflicted though - aspiring journalists are expected to "grind it out" and "pay their dues" via years of unpaid internships and underpaid Jr/associate work. Complicating matters, orgs prefer hiring candidates from pricey tier-1 private liberal arts colleges. This means the only demographics that can participate are people who come from financially-secure families who provide a measure of patronage for their children starting out in these industries.