The ubiquitous nature of technology today has increased. This becomes problematic, as it is inescapable to watch televised news without seeing African Americans portraying the violent and damaging stereotypes they are often associated with. The way in which the media has framed and communicated its stories involving crime has molded and supported society’s judgments about minorities. Travis Dixon (2003) asserts how news that involves people of color is often ignored unless it is a story of crime or festival (Dixon, 2003). Broadcasted news has shown that there is great disparity between the ways that stories are framed when they pertain to white Americans versus black Americans.
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A study formulated by Gorham (2006) highlights that Americans watch an average 3.12 hours of television on a daily basis (Gorham, 2006). This means on average, 13% of each day is dedicated to media consumption. Though, this significant amount of exposure impacts viewers in their everyday life. Ray Funkhouser (1990) argues that the effects of media exposure tend to cultivate our conceptions about social realities as a whole (Funkhouser, 1990). Funkhouser infers that instead of relying on our own truths and realities, we allow the media to help us formulate opinions. However, the beliefs and ideals that America adopts from the media tend to target specific demographics. Ben-Porath and Shaker (2010) have evidenced that the discriminatory attribution patterns associated with African Americans often involve displays of selective images with captions that label Caucasians as blameless and African Americans as corrupt (Ben-Porath & Shaker, 2010). As a result of such favoritism, peoples’ cognitive depictions of minority groups are tainted. It is crucial to point out that media biases can be detrimental especially in relation to our beliefs about certain groups of people in
H1: As the amount of media exposure increases, the more viewers are …show more content…
A study formulated by Gorham (2006) highlights that Americans watch an average 3.12 hours of television on a daily basis (Gorham, 2006). This means on average, 13% of each day is dedicated to media consumption. Though, this significant amount of exposure impacts viewers in their everyday life. Ray Funkhouser (1990) argues that the effects of media exposure tend to cultivate our conceptions about social realities as a whole (Funkhouser, 1990). Funkhouser infers that instead of relying on our own truths and realities, we allow the media to help us formulate opinions. However, the beliefs and ideals that America adopts from the media tend to target specific demographics. Ben-Porath and Shaker (2010) have evidenced that the discriminatory attribution patterns associated with African Americans often involve displays of selective images with captions that label Caucasians as blameless and African Americans as corrupt (Ben-Porath & Shaker, 2010). As a result of such favoritism, peoples’ cognitive depictions of minority groups are tainted. It is crucial to point out that media biases can be detrimental especially in relation to our beliefs about certain groups of people in