When Newsrooms Aren't Representative of the Country they Report On, What is at Stake?

'As the 2020 presidential election approaches, newsrooms across the country are starting to assemble their political reporting teams. Recently, CBS News announced their group of 2020 reporters and producers. Of the 12 reporters and producers named, a majority are white, and none are black. But CBS is not the only news organization that has issues when it comes to having a diverse staff. A 2017 survey conducted by the American Society of News Editors found that journalists of color account for just 16.6 percent of newsroom staffs. At WNYC, where The Takeaway is produced, people of color make up 28 percent of the staff. So what’s actually at stake when newsrooms fail to represent the country they report on? Astead Herndon, a national politics reporter for The New York Times, and Darren Sands, a national political reporter for Buzzfeed, join The Takeaway to discuss.' -- The Takeaway