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Building Critical Race Media Literacy: Countering the Narrative book cover

1st Edition

Building Critical Race Media Literacy Countering the Narrative

By Christine McWhorter Copyright 2026
214 Pages 31 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

214 Pages 31 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

214 Pages 31 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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Providing students and scholars with the tools they need to understand the problematic racialized social structures present in the mainstream media, this book highlights how students can be empowered to challenge these social systems. Positioned to increase students' critical understanding of systemic racial inequities depicted in various media texts, this text empowers students by encouraging... Read more

Foreword by Nikole Hannah-Jones

Introduction

Chapters

  1. Media Power: Ownership, Influence, and Impact
  2. Representation Matters
  3. Whose Stories Get Told? How Media Constructs History
  4. Algorithms as Silent Gatekeepers
  5. Mis, Dis, and Malinformation and Race
  6. Racial Master Narratives: The Influence of a Single Story
  7. Counter Narratives: The Power of Collective Stories

Appendix: Critical Media Literacy in Practice

Glossary

Index

Biography

Christine McWhorter is Assistant Professor of Broadcast Journalism at Howard University, USA. Her research is centered on the intersection of news, media literacy, and race, and she specializes in critical race media literacy. Her work explores how media shapes public understanding of marginalized communities and how media literacy can empower BIPOC communities to challenge dominant narratives and tell their own stories. In addition to her work on race and media, she examines broader media literacy issues, including misinformation, news credibility, and the impact of digital platforms on public discourse.

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