Multi-Ethnic Media Coalition 2011-2012 Primetime Television Season Network Diversity Report Cards November 29, 2012 http://www.nhmc.org/tvnetworkreportcards
ALEX NOGALES Secretariat, National Latino Media Council (NLMC) and President & CEO, National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC) NLMC National Latino Media Council
NLMC NATIONAL LATINO MEDIA COUNCIL The National Latino Media Council (NLMC) is the most influential Latino media coalition in the nation. It is comprised of the 15 largest Latino civil rights and advocacy organizations in the country including: Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI), Hispanic Association of Colleges & Universities (HACU), Latino Literacy Now, LatinoJustice PRLDEF, League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), Latino Theater Company @ The Latino Theatre Company (LATC), Mexican American Legal Defense & Educational Fund (MALDEF), Mexican American Opportunity Foundation (MAOF), National Association of Latino Elected Officials (NALEO), National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP), National Council of La Raza (NCLR), National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC), National Institute for Latino Policy (NiLP), Nosotros, and the United States Hispanic Leadership Institute (USHLI). Created in 1999, NLMC is dedicated to increasing Latino employment in the media industry, at all levels both in front and behind the camera, do away with negative stereotypes, and advocate for media policy that benefits the Latino community. NLMC is also the organization that signed Memoranda of Understanding with ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox therefore increasing the employment ranks of Latinos and other people of color at all four networks. The Coalition is chaired by former Congressman Esteban Torres with NHMC acting as its secretariat.
NLMC NATIONAL LATINO MEDIA COUNCIL
ABC GRADE: B Top left: Sofia Vergara, Rico Rodriguez, Lana Parrilla, Madeleine Stowe Bottom left: Hector Elizondo, Sara Ramirez, Ian Gomez NLMC National Latino Media Council
CBS GRADE: B+ Top left: Adam Rodriguez, Cote de Pablo, Eva La Rue, Carlos Bernard Bottom left: Mackenzie Vega, Kuno Becker, Raquel Welch NLMC National Latino Media Council
NBC GRADE: A- Left: Aubrey Plaza, Oscar Nunez, Danny Pino, Sara Ramos, Erik Rivera NLMC National Latino Media Council
2012 ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN REPORT CARD on TV DIVERSITY
Guy Aoki Marilyn Tokuda
2012 ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN REPORT CARD on TV DIVERSITY ABC CBS FOX NBC Actors: On-Air Prime-time Scripted Shows D+ to C- C to C+ C- to F/incomplete B+ to B- Actors: On-Air Prime-time Reality Programming B to B- B- to C+ C to F/incomplete B- to B- Writers and Producers: Prime-time C+ to B- C to C C to F/incomplete B- to B- Directors: Prime-time C- to C C- to C- B- to F/incomplete C+ to C+ Program Development B- to C- B- to B- F to F/incomplete B to B+ Procurement B- to B+ A to B F/incomplete to F/incomplete A to B Entertainment Executives C to C B- to B- B+ to F/incomplete B+ to B+ Network Commitment to Diversity Initiatives B+ to B+ A- to A- C- to F/incomplete A- to A- OVERALL C+ to C+ B- to C+ C- to F/incomplete B to B- For more information, please contact Guy Aoki at (818) 241-7817, (818) 795-5456 (cell) or guyaoki@yahoo.com.
Sandra Oh in Grey s Anatomy ABC
Tim Jo in The Neighbors ABC
Hawaii Five-0 Cast CBS
Hawaii Five-0 Cast CBS
Matthew Moy in 2 Broke Girls CBS
Lucy Liu in Elementary CBS
Aziz Ansari in Parks and Recreation NBC
Community Cast NBC
Danny Pudi and Ken Jeong in Community NBC
Go On Cast NBC
The Mindy Project FOX
AMERICAN INDIANS IN FILM & TELEVISION
ON NETWORK TELEVISION TODAY WHAT DO YOU NOT SEE?
ANSWER: THE AMERICAN INDIAN
THE FIRST AMERICAN UNQUESTIONABLY DESERVES TO BE INCLUDED AND SEEN AS A CONTRIBUTOR AND PARTICIPANT IN THE MAINSTREAM OF AMERICA
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE NBC NETWORK, WE AWARD AN F GRADE FOR FAILURE, TO THE REMAINING NETWORKS, WITH EMPHASIS ON THE FOX NETWORK, FOR THEIR SHAMEFUL DISREGARD OF ALL DIVERSITY EFFORTS.
THE TRUE ESSENCE AND PRACTICE OF DIVERSITY, IS REFLECTED ON YOUR TELEVISION SCREEN EVERY TIME YOU TURN IT ON, AND AS CONSUMERS, WE BUY FROM THOSE WHO APPRECIATE OUR DIVERSE PURCHASING POWER
WRITE, TEXT OR TWEET YOUR FAVORITE NETWORK, VISIT THEIR FACEBOOK PAGE AND REQUEST THAT THEY INCLUDE THE AMERICAN INDIAN IN THEIR PROGRAMMING. THANK YOU CONTACT US AT REELNDN@CHARTER.NET
Multi-Ethnic Media Coalition Questions & Answers November 29, 2012 http://www.nhmc.org/tvnetworkreportcards