Racism is neither a new phenomenon nor an issue exclusive to the United States. It has history in many places throughout the world as evidenced by Erjavec and Kovacic’s Slovenian study, but I will cover it from an American perspective. The Internet’s interactivity, anonymity, and perceived credibility cumulatively create a powerful tool for persuasion message, because of this racism has become more pervasive through the bias and hate speech delivered through the internet (Erjavec and Kovacic 2012, 900).
Erjavec and Kovacic (2012) sampled 362 news items with at least three comments including hate speech published on the three most-commented Slovenian news websites from the beginning of December 2009 until the end of June 2010. They were looking …show more content…
Their goal was to examine hate speech that targets vulnerable groups—ethnic, racial, religious, and/or sexual minorities. They found that the individuals and groups they studied were connected by certain ideological sentiments targeting vulnerable groups. These groups exhibited insular alignment, repetition, and amplification through social media, dominated by political figures and media personalities, while ignoring issue-driven organizations, advocacy groups, and …show more content…
They note that several experiments have manipulated the race of a criminal suspect in news stories and found that respondents were harsher in evaluating African-American targets when compared to Caucasian-American. Ramasubramanian and Oliver (2007) acknowledges as shown by Erjavec and Kovacic (2012) that other studies have explored the linkages between exposure to stereotypical media images of African-Americans and attitudes toward political issues such as affirmative action, welfare programs, and the death
Erjavec and Kovacic (2012) sampled 362 news items with at least three comments including hate speech published on the three most-commented Slovenian news websites from the beginning of December 2009 until the end of June 2010. They were looking …show more content…
Their goal was to examine hate speech that targets vulnerable groups—ethnic, racial, religious, and/or sexual minorities. They found that the individuals and groups they studied were connected by certain ideological sentiments targeting vulnerable groups. These groups exhibited insular alignment, repetition, and amplification through social media, dominated by political figures and media personalities, while ignoring issue-driven organizations, advocacy groups, and …show more content…
They note that several experiments have manipulated the race of a criminal suspect in news stories and found that respondents were harsher in evaluating African-American targets when compared to Caucasian-American. Ramasubramanian and Oliver (2007) acknowledges as shown by Erjavec and Kovacic (2012) that other studies have explored the linkages between exposure to stereotypical media images of African-Americans and attitudes toward political issues such as affirmative action, welfare programs, and the death