Bunche Center Hollywood Diversity Report Media Coverage
2014 Hollywood Diversity Report:
Making Sense of the Disconnect
Released February 2014, this report is the first in a series of studies by the Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies at UCLA to explore the relationships between diversity and the bottom line in the Hollywood entertainment industry.
The Data
The report examines the top 172 theatrical films released in 2011 (ranked by box office) and 1,061 television shows airing during the 2011-12 season on six broadcast networks and 62 cable networks.
Conclusion
There is an apparent disconnect between the industry’s professed focus on the bottom line and actual staffing practices in film, broadcast television, and cable. While findings suggest that films and television shows with relatively diverse casts tend to excel in terms of box office and ratings, respectively, the lion’s share of films and television shows examined lacked diverse talent in front of and behind the camera. This disconnect does not bode well for the Hollywood industry, as the nation’s population continues to diversify at a dizzying rate. Hollywood’s bottom line would be advanced by implementing forward-looking project development and staffing practices that are in sync with the emerging America.
To download the full report, CLICK HERE. For background information about the Hollywood Advancement Project, CLICK HERE and for recent posts related to the project, CLICK HERE.
For further inquiries, call the Bunche Center at 310-825-7403. To contact the lead researchers directly, email Dr. Darnell Hunt at dhunt@soc.ucla.edu and Dr. Ana-Christina Ramon at acramon@bunche.ucla.edu.
To learn more about supporting this important research project and its annual diversity report, please contact Chia Yen, Executive Director of Development, UCLA Institute of American Cultures at cyen@support.ucla.edu or 310.206.6872. To learn more about how to support the Bunche Center, you may also visit https://giving.ucla.edu/bunche.
Hollywood Diversity Report Media Coverage
February 12, 2014
Los Angeles Times: Film, TV industry’s diversity doesn’t look like America’s, report says
February 12, 2014
Variety: Show Business Diversity Trailing U.S. Demographics, UCLA Report Shows
February 12, 2014
The Hollywood Reporter: UCLA Diversity Study Blasts Hollywood as ‘Woefully Out of Touch’
February 12, 2014
NPR’s “Code Switch”: Redefining Hollywood: ‘Diversity Makes More Money’
February 12, 2014
89.3 KPCC’s “Take Two”: UCLA report shows Hollywood’s entertainment industry still lacks diversity
February 12, 2014
KCRW’s “Which Way L.A?”: Hollywood’s diversity problem
February 12, 2014
ArtsJournal.com: Hollywood’s Diversity Problem Presented In A Way Studios Might Listen
February 13, 2014
NPR News: On-air story about 2014 Hollywood Diversity Report
February 13, 2014
Time: The Hidden Factor in Hollywood’s Racial Diversity Problem
February 13, 2014
The Black List’s “The Black Board”: 2014 Hollywood Diversity Report: TV Diversity
February 13, 2014
PolicyMic.com: See What Happens to Movie and TV Profits When You Have a More Diverse Cast …
February 13, 2014
Women in Film Los Angeles: Show Business Diversity Trailing U.S. Demographics, UCLA Report Shows
February 13, 2014
Atlanta Daily World: Here’s Proof That Diversity On Screen Generates Big Money And Ratings
February 13, 2014
Business Standard: Women and minorities not adequately represented in Hollywood
February 13, 2014
Breitbart.com: Study: Hollywood Is ‘Woefully Out of Touch with Emerging America’
February 14, 2014
Indiewire’s “Women and Hollywood”: UCLA Releases Scathing Report on Diversity in Film and TV
February 16, 2014
AsAmNews.com: NPR: Diversity equals higher ratings and revenue on television
February 17, 2014
Indiewire’s “Shadow and Act”: Hollywood Diversity: Making Sense of the Disconnect in 2014
February 17, 2014
IMDb.com: Hollywood Diversity: Making Sense of the Disconnect in 2014
February 17, 2014
TheConversation.com: Minorities and women under-represented in Hollywood
February 18, 2014
LA Weekly: Hollywood Is Very White (L.A. … Not So Much)
February 20, 2014
Daily Mail (U.K.): Why Hollywood is frozen in the 1950s: White men are still king of the silver screen with lead roles going to just 26% of women and 11% of minorities
February 20, 2014
American Renaissance: White Men Are Still King of the Silver Screen with Just 26% of Lead Roles Going to Women and 11% to Minorities
February 20, 2014
MyFoxPhilly.com: Study: Women And Minorities Underrepresented In Hollywood
February 20, 2014
ColoradoNewsday.com: Hollywood still a place for white men: New study finds that women and minorities still dramatically underrepresented in films and television
February 21, 2014
The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education: UCLA Study Gives a Poor Grade to Hollywood’s Progress in Diversity
February 21, 2014
BizJournals’ “L.A. Biz”: Diversity makes money in Hollywood. Why won’t execs listen?
February 25, 2014
Al Jazeera America’s “The Stream”: Diversity in Hollywood
February 2014
DiversityInc: Study: Movies, TV Shows With Diverse Casts Perform Better
February 2014
TVWeek.com: Study Finds Hollywood ‘Woefully Out of Touch With an Emerging America’
March 1, 2014
Hollywood.com: The Academy Awards Still Aren’t Diverse Enough
March 15, 2014
The Wall Street Journal: Tiger Lily, Rooney Mara and Hollywood’s Peter Pan Syndrome
March 24, 2014
UW’s The Badger Herald: Hollywood films lack diversity, despite positives of diverse casting
March 29, 2014
Los Angeles Times: On diversity, Mindy Kaling finds herself held to higher standard
April 21, 2014
Walter Kaitz Foundation: Dr. Darnell Hunt’s Study on Diversity in Cable Television Heralded
June 3, 2014
Jezebel.com: 2014 Hollywood Diversity Report Isn’t Particularly Promising
June 5, 2014
The Tavis Smiley Show (Interview): Darnell Hunt – 2014 Hollywood Diversity Report
June 5, 2014
Entertainment Weekly: Black Oscar Nominees Thrive on TV
June 11, 2014
Public Radio International: The 2014 Hollywood Diversity Report presents a picture that isn’t pretty
June 22, 2014
The Philadelphia Tribune: Hollywood gets low rating in diversity
June 21, 2014
American Black Film Festival in NYC: Hollywood Diversity Report
Presented by the Time Warner Foundation
A panel discussion exploring the relationship between diversity and the bottom line in the film and television industry. Invited Panelists: Dr. Darnell Hunt, Professor and Bunche Center Director at UCLA, Screenwriter Jenny Lumet (Rachel’s Getting Married) and Tambay Obenson, CEO/Film Critic, ShadowandAct.com
June 26, 2014
Time Warner Blog: ABFF Showcases Diversity in NYC
July 10, 2014
PolicyMic.com: There’s One Incredible Thing Missing From the New Moses Movie
July 19, 2014
The Independent: Ending the TV whitewash: Shonda Rhimes is leading a drive for racial diversity in US schedules
July 22, 2014
Southern California Public Radio 89.3 KPCC: Obama to attend fundraiser at the home of ‘Scandal’ creator Shonda Rhimes
July 23, 2014
Flavorwire.com: Hollywood’s LGBT Representation Numbers Are Depressing — But GLAAD Is Wrong About How to Fix Them
July 26, 2014
NPR: Hoping To Reach A Wider Audience, Lifetime Breaks Out Of Familiar Formula
July 29, 2014
Diversity Inc.: The Part of Hollywood That Gets It
July 31, 2014
Philadelphia City Paper: BlackStar Film Festival is putting the focus on black cinema
August 4, 2014
Vox.com: Hollywood likes to pretend that ancient Egypt was full of white people
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