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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    60 Minutes' Africa Coverage Criticized

    A group of top African American media thinkers is taking on the CBS newsmagazine 60 Minutes for its coverage of Africa. They’ve written an open letter to the executive producer of the show, saying the content has lately ignored people of black, African descent in its shows about Africa.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Mar 30, 2015 • 1 min read

    A group of top African American media thinkers is taking on the CBS newsmagazine 60 Minutes for its coverage of Africa. They’ve written an open letter to the executive producer of the show, saying the content has lately ignored people of black, African descent in its shows about Africa. Two recent segments about African wildlife and one on Ebola relied heavily on interviews with white foreigners, according to the group of journalists and academics.

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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Jolie Myers

      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

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      Howard French

      Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism

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    The full episode

    2 of 5
    New 'Daily Show' Host, Kendrick Lamar, and Spending Time With the Kids
    1. 0:00New Host for 'The Daily Show'
    2. 9:1960 Minutes' Africa Coverage CriticizedYou’re reading this
    3. 17:28Indiana's Religious Freedom Law
    4. 25:41Time for Kendrick Lamar
    5. 42:08How Much Time Good Parents Spend With Their Kids
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