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Article: CBS Flunks the Test for Representation of American Indians.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
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- November 17, 2000
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Nov. 17--HOLLYWOOD, Calif.--A coalition of minority groups has issued its first six-month report card on the portrayal of American Indians and other minorities on television. Though the networks did not fare well, there were hopeful signs.
NBC, ABC and Fox mainly received D's and CBS got an F. The report, developed in response to a memorandum of understanding signed by the four major TV networks in January, noted that African Americans made a small gain in representation while American Indians, Latinos and Asians remained grossly underrepresented.
Veteran Hollywood activist and American Indian television and film actor Sonny Skyhawk represented the ...