--- description: But minorities use digital technology at about the same rates to the general American population title: Blacks and Hispanics Say News Doesn’t Reflect Their Communities image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5c0f9b835904f404/6986a3af55a85914d5a8298d/200398313-007.jpg?branch=production&width=1080&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Race](/tag/race/) ## Race Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Survey: Blacks and Hispanics Say News Doesn’t Reflect Their Communities  by [Denver Nicks](/author/denver-nicks/)  ## Denver Nicks Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 17, 2014 1:15 AM CUT  Father and daughter (4-6) eating cereal, mom on phone in background Father and daughter (4-6) eating cereal, mom on phone in backgroundJose Luis Pelaez—Getty Images  by [Denver Nicks](/author/denver-nicks/)  ## Denver Nicks Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 17, 2014 1:15 AM CUT Black and Hispanic Americans [say](http://www.americanpressinstitute.org/publications/reports/survey-research/african-american-hispanic-news-consumers/ "undefined") the media does not accurately cover their communities, according to a study released Tuesday. The survey of 1,492 U.S. adults was conducted over the phone by the Media Insight Project, a joint initiative of the American Press Institute and the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Media Insight Project found that 33% of Hispanics and 25% of African-Americans believe the media portrays their community accurately. Only 19% of the African-Americans polled said that the most accurate coverage of their community comes from general local news, and only 18% from African-American specific news sources. Of Hispanic Americans, 49% said they felt that the most accurate news comes from Hispanic specific sources. The full survey results can be [found here](http://www.americanpressinstitute.org/publications/reports/survey-research/news-consumption-patterns-african-americans-hispanics/ "undefined"). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3388270/survey-blacks-and-hispanics-say-news-doesnt-reflect-their-communities/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3388270/survey-blacks-and-hispanics-say-news-doesnt-reflect-their-communities/"},"headline":"Survey: Blacks and Hispanics Say News Doesn’t Reflect Their Communities","datePublished":"2014-09-17T01:15:50.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T10:13:40.991Z","description":"1,492 U.S. adults were polled about the media over the phone","url":"https://time.com/3388270/survey-blacks-and-hispanics-say-news-doesnt-reflect-their-communities/","keywords":["Race","Media","News","Minorities","hispanics"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5c0f9b835904f404/6986a3af55a85914d5a8298d/200398313-007.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Denver Nicks","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/denver-nicks/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5c0f9b835904f404/6986a3af55a85914d5a8298d/200398313-007.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"200398313-007","caption":"200398313-007","creditText":"Jose Luis Pelaez—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/race/","name":"Race"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3388270/survey-blacks-and-hispanics-say-news-doesnt-reflect-their-communities/","name":"Survey: Blacks and Hispanics Say News Doesn’t Reflect Their Communities"}}]}] ```