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Keep calling WAMC fund drive! New data: Military affiliated Middle East experts appear 11 times more than independent experts on…

Research assistance provided by Truth and Justice for Palestine (TJ4P).

Jun 9 • James Earl Owens

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Keep calling WAMC's fund drive! New talking points: 97% of 'Roundtable' panels all-white or majority white, past 6 months

Sources report management wants more diversity on program but data shows white dominance on 'Roundtable' continues into 3rd year

Jun 5 • James Earl Owens

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May 2026

January 2026

'Roundtable': military affiliated Middle East experts outnumber independents 13 to 1 last year

WAMC's extreme pattern of bias towards military affiliated experts worsened in the second year of the Gaza genocide

Jan 30 • James Earl Owens

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WAMC's 'The Roundtable' covered the war on Gaza by privileging whites, largely excluding Palestinian and Middle East panelists

2 years of data show worsening racial imbalance; 98% of panels were all or majority white last year

Jan 7 • James Earl Owens

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August 2025

June 2025

WAMC's 'The Roundtable' continues to exclude Palestinians: latest data

20-month pattern benefits Whites, Democrats, and sources affiliated with US and Israel military institutions, new data shows

Jun 4, 2025 • James Earl Owens

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Racial diversity declines, all-White panels increase: 2025 data on 'Roundtable'. Let's change this.

Despite DEI branding, marginalizing People of Color remains normal on WAMC's flagship news discussion show

Jun 2, 2025 • James Earl Owens

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February 2025

Sign on! DSA Launches Petition Demanding WAMC's 'Roundtable' Include Palestinians!

Petition calls for WAMC to enforce its own policies on inclusion and fairness

Feb 21, 2025 • James Earl Owens

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Palestinian exclusion on WAMC's 'The Roundtable' is likely editorial policy, part 2: Data shows bias towards Dems and military sources

Roundtable producers included Dems and US military sources hundreds of times but excluded Palestinians and ignored their requests to appear

Feb 18, 2025 • James Earl Owens

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Palestinian exclusion on WAMC's 'The Roundtable' is likely editorial policy, part 1: Emails, data, and a deleted social media thread

Roundtable producers covered entire Gaza war with ZERO Palestinian panelists, ignored Palestinian requests to appear, deleted complaints from social…

Feb 12, 2025 • James Earl Owens

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November 2024

Review: All-White panels are the norm on WAMC's 'The Roundtable', and that is not a reflection of broadcast area demographics

Two posts released in the lead up to the election provide data and charts showing 'The Roundtable' falls short of WAMC’s own diversification policies

Nov 13, 2024 • James Earl Owens

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