1st Edition
Journalism’s Racial Reckoning The News Media’s Pivot to Diversity and Inclusion
By Brad Clark
Copyright 2022
140 Pages
by
Routledge
140 Pages
by
Routledge
140 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book addresses endemic issues of racism in news media at what is a critical moment in time, as journalists around the world speak out en masse against the prejudice and inequality in the industry.
As the events of 2020 – the death of George Floyd, the rise in prominence of the Black Lives Matter movement – have drawn new and focused attention to inequality, white supremacy, and systemic... Read more
Introduction 2020: "A Year Like No Other" in Journalism Too
Chapter 1 The Racial Reckoning in Journalism
Chapter 2 In Their Own Words: Journalism and the "White Normative View" of the World
Chapter 3 – ‘Twas Always Thus: Systemic Racism, Newsgathering and Content
Chapter 4 Five Decades of Diversity Measures
Chapter 5 News Organizations Respond to the Reckoning
Chapter 6 Conclusion: Strategies That Work
Biography
Brad Clark is Associate Professor of Broadcast Media Studies and Journalism at Mount Royal University, Canada.
