The lack of black and female pundits on popular news shows has been a topic on Stereohyped since last May, when I wrote about a Media Matters study that showed women and blacks were only ever seen as expert guests cable news when the topic was about women or blacks.

An article in the New York Times today highlights the influx in minority pundits on CNN, MSNBC, and Fox this election cycle. So surprising! "Whether such moves signal real progress in diversifying the punditocracy or merely reflect the needs of a particular news cycle is the question, some media experts say." If Barack Obama gets the nomination and takes the presidency, the answer to that question won't really matter, will it? Although, I think we all know what it is.