Bloomberg highlighted research from the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative on the underrepresentation of women and minorities in the entertainment industry. The story mentioned the "inclusion rider" proposed by Stacy Smith, which actress Frances McDormand mentioned in her Academy Award acceptance speech last year. CBS News, BBC, The Root and PBS cited results from various studies by Smith.
The Associated Press quoted Joe Saltzman about the media's treatment of the Jussie Smollett story.
The Washington Post published an op-ed by Keith Plocek on how ride-hailing apps have changed dating.
The New York Times quoted Marty Kaplan of the Norman Lear Center about Vanity Fair's Oscar Party. The paper also quoted Kaplan about the devices television writers use to write characters out of storylines.
Yahoo quoted Dan Schnur about Sen. Kamala Harris' early-state strategy for the Democratic presidential primaries.
The Nation quoted Safiya Umoja Noble about the implicit bias built into search engines and computer software.
The New York Times quoted Stacy Smith of the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative about the strides made in diversity within the entertainment industry. The BBC also cited their research.
LAist cited comments by Clayton Dube of the U.S.-China Institute about the Shen Yun advertisements seen across Los Angeles.
The Ringer cited comments by Ben Carrington on why NFL owners are concerned about Colin Kaepernick's protest mobilizing other players to assert their rights in the league.
Politico quoted Dan Schnur about the battle over what faction will control California's Republican Party.
Yahoo cited research from the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative on the underrepresentation of women and minorities in the entertainment industry.
Reuters mentioned research from the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative on the underrepresentation of women and minorities in the entertainment industry.