inoriti and omen
continu to, be poorly t
-and uader-repre nted both
on the te.levi . on screen and
behind it, recent U.s.
Co . 'on on Civil Rights
reportre
Th indo
I)ri'
Update,"
ereo­
during
- omen compri only
27.7 percent of the prime-
-De pite some in-
ere minorities and
women continue to b
under-repre nted net-
ork televi . on new corres­
ponden . The percentage of
minority female correspon­
dents decreased. A sampling
of the content of 15 net-
ric ne programs silo -
ed no minoirity newsmakers
appearing "experts" and
female "experts" appeared
only authoritie 0
omen's i
Citing a general failure
of the industry to silo
sub tantial progre in equa­
lizin opportunitie for
minoriti and omen, the
Commission offered eight
"
recommendation
Federal Communications
Commission and toto th
ind try i If.
White male continue to tim dram tic character,
dominate the decision- although they constitute
making proce . In 1977, 51.2 percent of the U.s.
they constituted 64.9 population, Among the ten
Percent of all officials mos common type of
and managers. White fe- occup tiona! role they
·mal ere 21.3 percentj , protray, not one is a ell-
black male, 5.2 percent; p ying profe ional or
blac femal , 4.4 percent; managerial occupation.
. panic male, 1.7 percent;
Hispanic fern es, 0#8 per­
cent. Other minoritie
1.7 percent.
-White mal consti-
tute 62.2 percent of th
officials and man rs in
networ -0 ed stations and
75.6 percent of the officials
d ers at ork
he 'dQuarters.
:'In dramatic programs,
omen and minoritie are
gi n a disproportionately
high number of immature,
- demeaning and .comical
ro . inoritie are en
orkers
Key among tho to the
FCC is one hich the
Commission made in i -
initial tudy: that the
FCC hold a public inquiry
similar to it t 0 children'
televi 'on ioquiri to 100
t the employment tus
of omen and minoritie
t the net 0 ,the por­
trayal of minoritie and
omen, and the impact of
that protr yal on vie e .
er . Com-
FCC
of
and po ible remedi for
th continued under-repre-
ntation and ereotyping
of minoriti and orne
in tele . on drama. It urg
further exploration into the
effect on both m [ority
and minority vie ers of
under-representation and
ereotyping. A
rs
The Commision com­
mented:
" ttemp by the Fed­
er Communicatio Com­
mi . on to respond to con>
cems about the negative
impact on youn vie er of
. telesised violence, dverti-
. g directed to children,
and the portrayal of minor­
itie and women ha e help­
ed to focu attention on a
b . c dilemma confronting
the FCC-ho may ti best
rve the public interest
hile protecting the Fir
Amendment rights of the
televi 'on licen e . it .
authorized to regulate? (The
report) summarize the FCC
effort to protect children
from the potentially harm­
ful effect of televi 'on
hile also dhering to its
interpretation of the, First
Amendment ...
"Thi Commission, in
recommending an inquiry
and ruIemaking proceeding
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who 10 for the "toQl 100 " in dr
dd the finishi touch to th�t daytime business en mble
ve cocktail hour sports outfit by topping off
" ·Iored, perbly designed hat,
A i sub . des met summer appro h , the man
on the go should con 'der his drobe of hats for th
nny n.
Stn are th order of the day but th are fabric
models suited for the warm sunny d ys, too. atural
stra used in th creation of the Panama h�t ith
� YMiety of oth str� ch as itan and �Ii to enhance
any oUtfit. (Photo by J 0 ph Chillers)
i the feature
on-going Chil-
o rie the
in Coloma e ch Tu •
afternoon at 2:00.
dmission i only 75
and proceed go to the
ri House of Chil­
larship Fund.
"Billie' a delight-
ful story ut t n
girl, named Billie, ho can
run f ter, jump higher and .
thro farther than any of
boy on her high hool
me team.
Her athletic pro
become complicated by r
father running for mayor on
"male supremacy" plat­
form and the resulting fun
i enhanced by her bi
English she p dog named
"Clown" ho run ith
her.
For an afternoon of
holesome entertainment at
pre-inflation prices, the
Tuesday afternoon Chil­
dren' ovi is' unbeatable.
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