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Sunday Morning Talk Show Guests Overwhelmingly White, Male

Study: Sunday Show Guests Overwhelmingly White, Male
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"In 2009 the talk shows told us (by their selection of Congressional guests) that the people who matter are disproportionately white, male, senior and Republican -- disproportionate not just when compared to the American population overall, but also when compared to the population of Congress itself," concluded a study published this month in The Green Bag, a quarterly journal supported by the George Mason University School of Law.

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