California State University Journalism Professor Celebrates His Fall 2024 Class Having ZERO White Students

A seemingly racist California State University professor is facing backlash after celebrating his fall 2024 class having zero white students.

California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) Journalism Professor Jesus Ayala boasted in an article for the school’s paper that his class was “100% students of color.”

Ayala discussed how “74.3% of the TV news workforce is white.”

“Yet at BTVN, 100% of the students enrolled in JOUR 482 in fall 2024 are students of color,” Ayala said. “In order to diversify TV newsrooms, we need to diversify newsroom pipelines. This is what makes BTVN special.”

The course being discussed teaches students to “produce television news reports, segments and programs in this hands-on course. Students also gain experience in a variety of television news production roles, including anchor, writer, reporter, producer and researcher.”

Campus Reform noted, “The university’s official LinkedIn account also shared Ayala’s quote and a link to the article with its nearly 300,000 followers.”

According to the university website, Ayala is “one of the most distinguished and decorated broadcast journalism professors in the country and brings over 20 years of professional journalism experience into the classroom. As a veteran award-winning news producer, Ayala has won four national Emmys and seven Edward R. Murrow Awards, and has trained and mentored ten Emmy winners and nine Murrow Award winners.”

The biography adds that he previously served as a producer for “all ABC News broadcasts including World News Tonight, Good Morning America, Nightline and 20/20.”

The university has not responded to the criticism of his comments.

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