On January 22, journalist Jose Antonio Vargas posted these two tweets:
Since we're discussing #OscarsSoWhite, can we add #JournalismSoWhite and #CongressSoWhite? @emergingUS
— Jose Antonio Vargas (@joseiswriting) January 22, 2016
American newsrooms are less diverse now than when I started in journalism in 1999. A disgrace. And irresponsible. #JournalismSoWhite
— Jose Antonio Vargas (@joseiswriting) January 22, 2016
Vargas’ tweets appeared a few days after @amil tweeted this:
Ironic to watch media stories about #OscarsSoWhite w/ no acknowledgment of how white the media/news is. #JournalismSoWhite #MediaSoWhite
— amil (@amil) January 18, 2016
@amil’s tweet came a few days after this tweet was posted by @SihleMthembuZA:
#JournalismSoWhite White = critic Black = entertainment reporter We see you whiteness, we see you.
— Speedy's Towel (@SihleMthembuZA) January 6, 2016
As expected, #JournalismSoWhite caught the attention of many, especially given the whole #OscarsSoWhite controversy.