The “R” word. RACE.
by: Josh Burton and Criselda Caringal Race and America are irrevocably tied together. The first slaves arrived in the new world in 1619, a decade after the continent’s first English …
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A journalist defined by race?
By Miguel Otárola and Marta Cerava “I have some (or even few) stories to share about race in U.S. media,” he said when we met. She said she has none or “not …
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In trying to find the words to sum up how the American news media frames race, Cronkite Dean Kristin Gilger managed to describe it in one: “problematic.” Covering racial issues …
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Media Has The Power To Conquer Social Ills
By Travis Arbon and Rajneesh Bhandari Just as different media outlets reported on Ferguson differently, audiences had varying reactions to the coverage and how it influenced their perception of racial …
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50 years after “Bloody Sunday” attacks, racism still alive in the U.S.
Journalists have the power to encourage audience to walk at least a mile in someone else’s shoes by watching TV or written reports about racism. It is not a big …
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