🧵A new report shows what we can already see—or better yet, what we can't see: Latino representation in the media and in Hollywood. 1/6 @PoderLatinx 
Last October, Texas Rep @JoaquinCastrotx, asked the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) to investigate the situation. The report showed a significant exclusion of #Latinos in newsrooms, TV and film. 2/6
@LatinosUnidosLA
@LatinosUnidosLA
The report found that in 2019, the estimated percentage of Latinos working in newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers was about 8%. 3/6
@LatPoliticalAve
@LatPoliticalAve
An estimated 11% of news analysts, reporters, and journalists were #Latino, even though the GAO used data that included Spanish-language networks, where virtually all contributors are Latino. 4/6
@LatinaComunica
@LatinaComunica
On the other hand, Latinos account for only about 5% to 6% of central cast members in TV and film. Latinos make up an estimated 18% of the US population, so the gap between representation and the population is staggering. 5/6 @latinxpitch
"None of this has been an effort to tell people what to write but to encourage that media institutions reflect the face of America. Because then we believe that the stories will be more accurate & more reflective of the truth & less stereotypical," Castro told the AP. 6/6
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