by: Steve Myers | Poynter

African-Americans were disproportionately hit in last week’s layoffs at The Times-Picayune, meaning the newspaper serving the majority-black city will become less diverse unless the difference is made up with new hires.

 “The lack of diversity that will be suffered in these newsrooms is unacceptable, and will result in more losses for these companies as consumers will go elsewhere to find news that is truly representative of their community,” said National Association of Black Journalists President Greg Lee in a news release last week.