Literature Review On Latinos

The influence of mass media in our lives has grown exponentially in the last decade. As mass media platforms have developed and expanded, human societies have gained unprecedented access and updates to news occurring around the globe. We trust and rely on the media as our source for current news, education, and entertainment. While there is a seemingly infinite amount of content available, only a small fraction of that content appears in national media reports. More often than not, we absorb this information without considering who is behind the information or how that information may impact how we interact with one another. Prior to writing this paper, I did not realize that over 90% of the media in the United States is owned by six major corporations. These corporations have the power to shape our opinions and heavily influence our beliefs and decisions. This paper will analyze Missing White Woman Syndrome (MWWS), the disproportionate

Johnson’s National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders published the Kerner Report in 1968, it concluded that America was “moving toward two societies, one black, one white- separate and unequal.” A study conducted by the American Press Institute and the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, found only 25% of African-Americans and 33% of Hispanics believe the news media are accurately characterizing their communities. To build a diverse newsroom, various influences should be taken into consideration. Not only is it important to have representation of different racial groups, the number of males versus females contribute to diversity along with bias of political parties and religious views. Greater diversity is important in any newsroom to produce more accurate and fair work to a wide audience. Because CNN is characterized as a neutral news network, it only makes sense for CNN to include more diversity to capture a wider audience. The faces of CNN make up 49% female and 51% male but only 20% of both female and male are of

Our modern society surrounds itself today with the media. One may think the media only broadcasts through the television, but there are many sources such as the newspaper, social medias, apps, cell phones etc. Technology is the way of the world now, and how we as humans rely on getting our most up to date information. The media has a vast influence on the ways minorities are viewed by our culture. The media sets the tone for the morals, values, and images for society. Minority groups are defined as “a subordinate group whose members have significantly less control or power over their own lives than do the members of a dominant or majority group”(Schaefer, 2008, p. 7).

While the media might not directly contribute to discrimination, the media is undoubtedly a significant aspect of modern day society that influences how people think about racial issues (Royce, 2009, p. 1, 17). Many people claim that racism no longer exists; however, the minorities’ struggle with injustice is ubiquitous. Whites are attempting to keep blacks and other minority families locked into an impoverished political and economic position by using various tactics to isolate them, such as mass incarceration that stems from the War on Drugs. The New Jim Crow helps us in seeing how history is repeating itself and how to legalized discrimination among the blacks and Hispanics by implementing the mass incarceration.

Race in the media is a very sensitive issue now a days. When it comes to minorities we can still see that the media portrays us in a bad light. The image of blacks in the American media has changed over the past two decades with the civil rights movement, changes in attitudes towards minority groups, and increased sensitivity on the part of those who and project these images. An examination of the image of Blacks in the articles and advertisements to show attitudes subtly represented, and these attitudes can be linked to historical and social realities of the time.

The problem of the 21st Century is the problem of the color line: Mass Media and Systemic Racism

As of 2014, the Latino community has become the largest minority group in the United States, making up around 17% (roughly 55 Million) of the population alone (CNN News). However, due to the lack of news and media coverage that Hispanics/Latinos receive, people are uninformed about the community. The small portion of the media that does talk about the Latino community often has false information that tends to leave a negative impression of Latinos. By informing Americans about Latinos, they will get an idea of what 17% of the county is actually made of. Even though some people believe that there is enough media coverage in the Latino community, there should be more positive media coverage for the Latino community. Americans need to know about what is actually happening in the Latino community, because Latinos are the largest minority group in the U.S, Latinos have a strong work ethic, and the Latino community has made a major impact of the American culture.

I would argue that Dana Mastro’s 2015 article titled ‘Why the Media’s Role in Issues of Race and Ethnicity Should be in the Spotlight’ makes an important contribution to our understanding of the media’s role in the construction of perceptions of racial and ethnic groups and how these perceptions effect the social position of the people that they are about .This is largely because the media plays a huge role in an individual’s daily lives and it is very difficult to avoid its influence, at least partly, due to its frequency at which it is consumed. Moreover it provides a very good overview of many of the issues regarding race and inequality which makes it very good for Its intended purpose, to encourage further research into the area as the writer sees it as important. First Mastro argues that ‘media exposure has been determined to play a meaningful role in matters ranging from the construction and maintenance of racial/ethnic cognitions (and emotions), to expectations about intergroup relations, to policy decision making, to perceptions of self and identity’ (Mastro,D.2015.pg.1/2) .

The Effects of Media on African American Community Modern media as a whole, has taken over the opinions of our society including our views on different races and ethnicities. Many minority groups are underrepresented or misrepresented in today's modern media, particularly African Americans. The African American community, is one with a unique history. The misrepresentation and underrepresentation of these people, can be linked back directly to the historical representation of African Americans shaping negative stereotypes. Out of all minority groups, a 2000 study from the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience found that African Americans were more negatively portrayed “than any other ethnicity in prime-time television.”

Racism and discrimination continue to be a prevalent problem in American society. Although minorities have made significant strides toward autonomy and equality, the images in media, specifically television, continue to misrepresent and manipulate the public opinion of blacks. It is no longer a blatant practice upheld by the law and celebrated with hangings and beatings, but instead it is a subtle practice that is perceived in the entertainment and media industries. Whether it’s appearing in disparaging roles or being negatively portrayed in newscasts, blacks continue to be the victims of an industry that relies on old ideas to appeal to the majority. The viscous cycle that is the unconscious racism of the media continues to not only be

Dixon, Travis L. "Network News And Racial Beliefs: Exploring The Connection Between National Television News Exposure And Stereotypical Perceptions Of African Americans." Journal Of Communication 58.2 (2008): 321-337. Academic

As a female Television, Radio & Film student in the S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, I encounter gender as it pertains to the communications and media industries every day. According to the Fall 2017 census provided by the university, the entire student body (undergraduate, graduate, and law students) is 52.5% female and 47.5% male. On the other hand, the Newhouse student body is roughly 60% female and 40% male, but it has not always been that way. Through the following photos, I am going to examine how gender affects Newhouse students and faculty in Television, Radio & Film department by exploring the past, present, and future of the school.

Mastro, D. (2015). Why the Medias Role in Issues of Race and Ethnicity Should be in the Spotlight. Journal of Social Issues, 71(1), 1-16. doi:10.1111/josi.12093

Although women have more rights now than ever before, inequality still exists in a number forms. While it is more acceptable and expected for women to hold jobs outside the home now, they are still often at a disadvantage to men, in terms of pay, career opportunities, and in the way they are treated. One example of this is evident in a 2016 survey; it was found that women were on average only paid 80% of what men were paid in the same job (aauw). While America is more diverse and inclusive than it used to be, racial tensions present since WWII and beyond were engrained in the fabric of American structure and life, and today there are still blatant acts of racism and disadvantages that African Americans and other racial minority groups face. Finally, just as it was impactful during WWII, mass media is impactful today. It is incredibly accessible, giving the public quick access to information—both real and fake, creating controversy, connectedness, and a sense of what it means and doesn’t mean to be American all at once. Together, women’s work roles, racial inequality, and media proved to majorly contribute to why WWII was a catalyst for social

Media is stuck in a loop and to diversify it needs to try something new. The end goal of most media, regardless of the form, is to produce revenue. Therefore methods that have proven to work in the past will be repeated until shown to be unsuccessful. A recent article in Feminist Magazine discussed an annual report released by the Women’s Media Center on gender bias in major US media creation. The report discussed some reasons as to why media creation is still geared towards males. The main cause dealt with how marketers utilize media to target the group of people that have the most disposable income, white males 18 – 49 (Mandanas, 2014). This mentality was been the status quo for years and does not take in consideration other groups or combined marketing