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John Plunkett
Monday October 2, 2006
MediaGuardian.co.uk

More than half of ethnic minority viewers think issues affecting them are dealt with poorly by TV news, according to a survey published today.

Some 51% of those questioned thought ethnic minority issues were covered fairly badly or very badly by broadcasters.

Nearly half - 47% - thought the coverage of the Forest Gate police raid in June was 'too sensational', with 58% saying the broadcast media were 'too quick to jump to conclusions'.

The poll of 780 ethnic minority Britons was carried out by YouGov for the Culture Diversity Network (CDN)."