What is the Media’s Responsibility in Race Coverage?
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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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 …
Read MoreSelma And Ferguson: Protesting for Change
To make a change, people need to speak up. Sometimes, it’s not a simple request and aggression and violence enter the scene. With Selma and Ferguson, the latter happened. Lives …
Read MoreMedia aids movements, spreads awareness
Written by Brooke Stobbe Reviewed by Tabu Batagira “These pictures are going around the world…” President Johnson, Selma While the Oscar-nominated film Selma painted a moving image of the hardship …
Read MoreThe new journalists
In key moments, a pen, a camera and a phone helped reshaping the world. Some scenes in Selma talk about the rising power of media in the 60’s. While the …
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The Ferguson Case In The Media: U.S.A, Romania and Tanzania
What came first: The chicken or the egg? We were reminded of this old philosophical conundrum as we pondered on the question of how the situation in Ferguson was covered …
Read MoreThe Cost of Ferguson
It’s not secret the media coverage of the Ferguson shooting didn’t reveal a complete and honest picture of the incident. Eventually many “untold” stories about the incident began to pop …
Read MoreFerguson case around the world
Written by Alexis Macklin, Sholpan Zhaksybaeva and Krista Kull Edited by Alexis Macklin On Aug. 9, 2014, Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson shot 18-year-old Michael Brown. The death of the …
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Race Narratives
While reporters strive for objectivity, our work can never really reach that perfect non-biased view. It’s important to remember that journalists are also people in society, and are therefore susceptible …
Read MoreRace, Ferguson and America’s Future
It ain’t easy being black in America. A simple glance at the data will tell you why. Let’s start with education. According to the National Centre for Education Statistics, high school …
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