The study showed that in 2005, the minority share of TV employment was 9 percent, a one percent drop from 2004. The guild said it feared the gap could widen with last year's merger of the WB and UPN networks, which resulted in the cancellation of a number of shows featuring blacks and Hispanics.

In film, the overall share for minority writers remained unchanged at 6 percent, where it has been since 1999.

Study: White Males Still Dominate Ranks Of Film, TV Writers, CA

Comments: For me personally this issue prompts a "... so what? This is only important if you receive a large part of your information about the world from TV. Of course, it is unfair to the minority writers that they are being excluded. In that, it is the same as any other industry which practices discrimination.

For the majority of the people who watch a lot of television, this issue is much more important. It is "coloring" the way they view the world with a 'white male' biased viewpoint.

However, because the industry is so centralized (5 companies control the US media), I do not see the problem being fixed anytime soon, even with an strike by the WGA. If you want to see a more diverse view of the world, turn off your TV and rely on genuine life experiences.