Media Matters for America

wealthy, straight, male. In the U.S. the power majority has all of the power, they influence most of the major media the money and corporations. This power majority by whites is still present…

“Whoever Controls the media, controls the mind”-Jim Morrison The power and presence of the media ensures that what is seen, heard and experienced in and through the media influence the behavior of teenagers whether they are conscious of it or not. When most people think of the influences of the media on youth, they think about the negative body images. They think about how the media is constantly bombarding children and teens with unrealistic beauty standard, or they think about violence…

facing at the time. American tends to denied the contributed that black folks have for America. Coates purpose is to acknowledge to his audience about the damage and mistreatment of blacks during the times after ending slavery in the…

development of politics in the United States and further argues that even though we have an African American president, America is a racialized society and African Americans face inequality in three prominent molds; biological, through color blindness, and the culture of poverty in the modern era, all of which will be discussed further. The last theme in her book was regarding the media and its representation of Black people being an outlet for cultural racism.…

point is he trying to claim that changes in media are bringing about changes in a person 's mind or in their cognitive capacities…

The Black Lives Matter movement began after Travon Martin, who, at 17 years old, was fatally shot by George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer, in Sanford, Florida. The case drew a lot of attention due to Florida’s self-defense and “Stand Your Ground laws.” Following Martin’s death, rallies, marches and protests were held across the nation and it turned into a media circus. The facts revolving around Travon Martin’s character were questionable. On one hand, he enjoyed Aerospace Technology…

multicultural country, regardless if people like it or not. Almost all races and cultures are represented in America. The articles, “White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” and “Some Notes for Facilitators” written by Peggy McIntosh, expresses how good whites really have it. Even though it is 2015, America is still experiencing racism, on a daily basis; between videos being put up on social media websites, or you see first hand in your city. From the people that were born back then…

In recent historical times, gun control has been a largely debated topic in the United States. There are endless arguments on whether there should be gun control or not, floating around in mass media and almost all social medias. There should not be gun control because it would end up harming America and personal lives more than the other way around. People who support gun control generally do so because of the heightened amount of gun crimes, murders and tragedies in the recent past. They also…

Fox News published an opinion piece titled Make America Mexico Again: Why Americans are fed up with illegals.” This news story discusses the issue of illegal immigration from Mexico. According to Britannica.co, Fox News was created by Robert Murdoch who “enlisted television producer and former Republican political consultant Roger Ailes to oversee the new network, and Ailes’s business acumen and political leanings became closely associated with its eventual success.” Fox News trademark slogan…

this issue has been fervently fought over with both gains and losses. In the workforce, there is still unequal opportunity for disadvantaged groups, and recently it has become more appropriate to discriminate and bully others in public and on social media based on their appearance.…