What is news media and how does it affect our lives in everyday aspects? The news media or news industries are those elements of the mass media that focus on delivering news to the general public or a target public. In the more recent years news is delivered to anyone who wants it on their smartphone devices. But is it possible that we, as people of America, are watching news that has a hidden bias to the supreme group of white folk? Many research institutions such as University of California at Berkeley, Sacred Heart University, University of Nevada at Reno, and The Ohio State University, have searched beyond the surface to view the news media they are used to in a new light, to write research papers on their findings which have each shown
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Nationally, black drivers are also more likely to be pulled over and less likely to receive a reason for being stopped. In one Rhode Island study, black drivers were stopped more even though they were less likely to receive a citation.” As well as being more likely to be stopped without reason by a police, the rates for blacks and people of color to be arrested with drug use and drug-related crimes is twice as high as compared to the rates of arrestment placed on white people. May these be some of the reasons why black people and minorities of color are more likely displayed as the criminals? Because we grew up and were raised where our United States Criminal Justice System is set up by white people planned to take favor on white people? Some may say that the days of racial biases are over, but I disagree. The United States has become better at covering it up with the news media we watch. However, I would not want to be misunderstood and do not get me wrong, I love white people, some of my best friends and favorite people are …show more content…
An example (Trayvon Martin in Stanford, Florida) of this is when a single news station’s headline while broadcasting a black teen’s death by a white cop was, “Trayvon suspended THREE times for 'drugs, truancy, graffiti and carrying burglary tool' and did he attack bus driver too?”, then it continued onto the article about his death. While a headline for a white person who commits a crime (Eric Bellucci of Annadale) is, “Son in Staten Island murders was brilliant, athletic -- but his demons were the death of parents.” This is just one of the examples of how news media favors white suspects and puts down black victims! These are victims of color being put down while white criminals and suspects are talked about how great they once were. News media caters to the majority of Americans (which make up 77.7% of the population), which could be seen as a good thing because it’s what the majority want to view. However when these views are exploited and twisted, the news becomes a source for racial biases. And when parents who involve their children into the news are watching this type of media, it only but helps to contribute further into the discriminatory thoughts and pushing the news to accommodate for these people who want this modified
Nationally, black drivers are also more likely to be pulled over and less likely to receive a reason for being stopped. In one Rhode Island study, black drivers were stopped more even though they were less likely to receive a citation.” As well as being more likely to be stopped without reason by a police, the rates for blacks and people of color to be arrested with drug use and drug-related crimes is twice as high as compared to the rates of arrestment placed on white people. May these be some of the reasons why black people and minorities of color are more likely displayed as the criminals? Because we grew up and were raised where our United States Criminal Justice System is set up by white people planned to take favor on white people? Some may say that the days of racial biases are over, but I disagree. The United States has become better at covering it up with the news media we watch. However, I would not want to be misunderstood and do not get me wrong, I love white people, some of my best friends and favorite people are …show more content…
An example (Trayvon Martin in Stanford, Florida) of this is when a single news station’s headline while broadcasting a black teen’s death by a white cop was, “Trayvon suspended THREE times for 'drugs, truancy, graffiti and carrying burglary tool' and did he attack bus driver too?”, then it continued onto the article about his death. While a headline for a white person who commits a crime (Eric Bellucci of Annadale) is, “Son in Staten Island murders was brilliant, athletic -- but his demons were the death of parents.” This is just one of the examples of how news media favors white suspects and puts down black victims! These are victims of color being put down while white criminals and suspects are talked about how great they once were. News media caters to the majority of Americans (which make up 77.7% of the population), which could be seen as a good thing because it’s what the majority want to view. However when these views are exploited and twisted, the news becomes a source for racial biases. And when parents who involve their children into the news are watching this type of media, it only but helps to contribute further into the discriminatory thoughts and pushing the news to accommodate for these people who want this modified