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Race and the Media Name Institutional Affiliation Word Count: 1546 Introduction The mainstream media is often charged with the duty of providing factual and accurate information to the public without any form of alteration or subjective manner. Known as the fourth estate the media is considered as the watchdog of the society. Through the provision of news items and newspaper articles the media is able to report to the public on any topic that might interest its audience (Rose 2014). The sector of the media has grown rapidly over the years. The traditional ways of reporting news such as through the print media radio and technology have changed due to technology. Nowadays most media companies have taken to online reporting since the majority of the audience are now using this platform (Rose 2014). However even with the change in the manner news is dispensed the ethical principles of journalists not attempting to present positive measures and solutions to the problems experienced by the communities with minority groups. The solution to this problem is through the use of independent media agencies as well as community journalism. These measures will ensure that the issue of racism can be gradually eliminated from the American society. References Ter Wal J. (Ed.). (2002). Racism and cultural diversity in the mass media: an overview of research and examples of good practice in EU member states 1995-2000. EUMC. Accessed on March 14 2018 from https://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/fra_uploads/175-MR-CH5-Appendix.pdf. Rose J. P. (2014). The New Racism in the Media: a Discourse Analysis of Newspaper Commentary on Race Presidential Politics and Welfare Reform. Thesis Georgia University State. Accessed on March 14 2018 from https://scholarworks.gsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=1051&context=sociology_theses. Ortega J. F. & Feagin R. J. (2016 December). Framing from: The Routledge Companion to Media and Race. Routledge. Accessed on March 14 2018 from https://www.routledgehandbooks.com/doi/10.4324/9781315778228.ch2. [...]
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Subject Area: Sociology
Document Type: Research Paper
