CNN says the 'future of media' is all male, and the internet responds

'I thought the future was gonna be female.'
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Emma Hinchliffe
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The Hollywood Reporter is out with a new issue feting CNN. And a CNN producer declared it the "future of media."

What's wrong with this picture? Yet again, it is 100 percent male and mostly white.

We've been through this approximately 1 million times before. So the internet was ready:

Of course, this CNN cover is also reflective of a real problem. At The Hollywood Reporter, for neglecting to include any women from CNN in its cover shoot. At CNN, for crafting a team where that cover was possible. And in tone-deaf tweets that proclaim a small group of men the "future" of anything.

Happy Women's History Month!

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Emma Hinchliffe

Emma Hinchliffe is a business reporter at Mashable. Before joining Mashable, she covered business and metro news at the Houston Chronicle.

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