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March 1, 2013

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2.9 percentage of full-power commercial US TV stations in the US owned by Latinos

0.7 percentage of full-power commercial US TV stations owned by blacks of any nationality

0.5 percentage of full-power commercial US TV stations owned by Asians/Asian-Americans

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27.2 percentage of interns at US daily newspapers who are minorities

19.3 percentage of applicants hired for their first full-time positions at daily newspapers who are minorities

$0 wages paid to 189 Charlie Rose interns between March 14, 2006 and October 1, 2012

$7.33 equivalent hourly wage awarded to those interns in the settlement of a lawsuit

$7.25 New York state minimum hourly wage

Sources: FCC, ASNE, The New York Times

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Sara Morrison is a former assistant editor at CJR. Follow her on Twitter @saramorrison.