New SAAHJ report points out lack of diversity in local TV anchors
FacebookTwitterEmail San Antonio TV stations include News 4, FOX-29, KENS 5 and KSAT 12MySA staff A troubling report by the San Antonio Association of Hispanic Journalists finds that only 25 percent of anchors in the Alamo City are Latino. For perspective, San Antonio's population is 65 percent Latino, according to the U.S. Census. "Anchors are the 'faces' of the station. They are heavily promoted on commercials, billboards and ad campaigns," the report states. "Anchors also have the agency — and responsibility — to frame news narratives fairly and fact check powerful people in real tim...