Pt. 3 of 3

Even across the pond in Europe the BBC has no black people reporting news in front of the camera. There are black journalists that cover international news in the newspaper, blogs, and other media outlets but in front of the camera they are invisible. Faces that are relatable to people of color are like an extinct animal to the international television news channels like an animal I question that ever existed. BET is a network geared toward people of color and that is where African American television news journalist appears. Jeff Johnson recently went to Haiti after the disaster and covered the story for me this is the first time I had seen a black person cover an event outside of the borders of the United States. Long time news reporter Ed Gordon has become a staple on the network not just reporting on events going on in America but those that affect people of color around the globe. BET has taken the responsibility on reporting news stories on issues that are important to African Americans and others around the globe employing people of color to cover events on location outside of these borders. CNN and other major networks could take a cue from BET and trust that black television news reporters can go beyond the newsroom and report on stories of international concern. In this day and age people of color are willing and able to take on these international news stories just as their white counterparts are doing effectively.