Description:An evaluative examination that challenges the media to rise above the systematic racism and sexism that persists across all channels, despite efforts to integrate.The Internet and social networks have opened up new avenues of communication for women and people of color, but the mainstream news is still not adequately including minority communities in the conversation. Part of the Racism in America series, How Racism and Sexism Killed the Traditional Media: Why the Future of Journalism Depends on Women and People of Color reveals the lack of diversity that persists in the communication industry. Uncovering and analyzing the racial bias in the media and in many newsrooms, this book reveals the lesser-known side of the media—newsrooms and outlets that are often fraught with underlying racist and sexist tension.Written by a veteran journalist of color, this title brings an insider's perspective combined with interviews from industry experts. The book analyzes the traditional media's efforts to integrate both women and people of color into legacy newsrooms, highlighting their defeats and minor successes. The author examines the future of women and people of color in the mainstream media.FeaturesGives a thorough background on the history of minority-produced mediaHighlights ideas for improving hiring practices and coverage for minoritiesIdentifies the growing number of news consumers who are people of colorProvides a chronology of diversity efforts in legacy newsroomsIncludes material derived from interviews with experts like Dori J. Maynard with the Maynard Institute for Journalism Education and veteran journalists like Ellis Cose and Danyel SmithWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with How Racism and Sexism Killed Traditional Media: Why the Future of Journalism Depends on Women and People of Color. To get started finding How Racism and Sexism Killed Traditional Media: Why the Future of Journalism Depends on Women and People of Color, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
215
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Praeger
Release
2015
ISBN
1440830819
How Racism and Sexism Killed Traditional Media: Why the Future of Journalism Depends on Women and People of Color
Description: An evaluative examination that challenges the media to rise above the systematic racism and sexism that persists across all channels, despite efforts to integrate.The Internet and social networks have opened up new avenues of communication for women and people of color, but the mainstream news is still not adequately including minority communities in the conversation. Part of the Racism in America series, How Racism and Sexism Killed the Traditional Media: Why the Future of Journalism Depends on Women and People of Color reveals the lack of diversity that persists in the communication industry. Uncovering and analyzing the racial bias in the media and in many newsrooms, this book reveals the lesser-known side of the media—newsrooms and outlets that are often fraught with underlying racist and sexist tension.Written by a veteran journalist of color, this title brings an insider's perspective combined with interviews from industry experts. The book analyzes the traditional media's efforts to integrate both women and people of color into legacy newsrooms, highlighting their defeats and minor successes. The author examines the future of women and people of color in the mainstream media.FeaturesGives a thorough background on the history of minority-produced mediaHighlights ideas for improving hiring practices and coverage for minoritiesIdentifies the growing number of news consumers who are people of colorProvides a chronology of diversity efforts in legacy newsroomsIncludes material derived from interviews with experts like Dori J. Maynard with the Maynard Institute for Journalism Education and veteran journalists like Ellis Cose and Danyel SmithWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with How Racism and Sexism Killed Traditional Media: Why the Future of Journalism Depends on Women and People of Color. To get started finding How Racism and Sexism Killed Traditional Media: Why the Future of Journalism Depends on Women and People of Color, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.