Political Correctness

Having served nearly thirty years at CBS News, Mr. Goldberg had earned a reputation as one of the most original writers and thinkers in broadcast journalism. However, when he observed his own industry, he realized the liberal media had completely missed their mission to give honest news. After years of sharing his observations and promoting more balanced reportings, Goldberg soon realized that no one listened because they believed they were doing the right thing. The liberal bias continued, therefore Bernard Goldberg decided to take the situation into his own hands and expose the distortion of the media himself. Goldberg’s breathtaking and shocking best seller book, Bias, reveals the close-mindedness of the news culture and their mission to entertain rather than share facts.

Media bias is displayed repeatedly in news coverage of black tragedies and in the persecution of black bodies. From protest following the non indictments of cop killing unarmed black men to the uninformed persecution of the BlackLivesMatter movement, mainstream media is constantly standing in opposition to anything that threatens the status quo. My five articles assessed said media bias, and if that bias whether negative or positive affected the African-American community.

In today’s society mass media has major influences on the beliefs/perceptions one may have on certain ethnicities or controversial topics. Media outlets have the power to shape certain situations and place people in an image that may not always be accurate. As stated in an article by Narissra M. Punyanunt-Carter, Communication research and theory suggest that the mass media is an important source of information about African Americans and media portrayals contribute to public perceptions of African Americans(2008). Further, it was mentioned that media outlets such as television may cause viewers to conceive, alter, or even reinforce their beliefs and opinions about African Americans ( Punyanunt- Carter, 2008). For Instance, in the Netflix documentary called “13th” Media outlets consistently used the word “Super predators” when describing the numerous African American men who were being arrested in the 80’s during the war on drugs era. The constant use of the word super predator can persuade viewers to believe that ALL African American men are super predators when that is not the case! Just because there are a few African Americans who are seen on Media outlets committing heinous crimes does not mean that all African Americans are criminals. As stated in a scholarly article by Tony Weaver, Media outlets create a narrative that portrays African Americans as lazy, violent individuals, who are prone to crime. The Misrepresentation of African Americans in media has

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

Media sources are categorized as liberal or conservative, both have some similarities, but are also quite different. CBS News is considered a liberal source and one of the breaking news story’s headline on their website is, ‘Tulsa cop charged in death of unarmed black man’ while CNN has this headline, ‘Officer Charged : Tulsa police officer faces manslaughter charge in shooting.’ (CNN) Although they both have the same headline they both have different articles geared towards different views. CNN gears toward the side of the victim’s family, such as inserting several quotes stating, “ This is a small victory” Crutcher’s twin sister Tiffany said, as well as, “The chain breaks here. We’re going to break the chains of police brutality,” she added, “We know the history.” (CNN) While, CBS rarely adds the viewpoint of the victim’s family, except for one that talks about Crutcher’s family relieved for the closing and that the family is “preparing for war.” (CBS) In this case these news sources use the objective of Bias by spin, because they spin towards one side or the other, and uses tone to persuade the reader to one side or the

The media, in particular broadcasting news, has catered to stereotypes of non-whites by over-representing minorities as the assailants in violent crime. These types of practices are clearly detrimental to the advancement of those who have been handicapped by the ignorance of the past. In the first part of the paper we examine the effects of the rise of local news, charting specific studies

During the Freedom Riders’ travels, they encounter plenty of angry mobs willing to kill anyone in support of the rights of African Americans being moved forward. Regardless of race, many Riders have been mercilessly beaten. A recent incident involved Jim Zwerg, originally from Wisconsin, who was sympathetic to the movement. He boarded a bus with a group of Freedom Riders in Nashville and got off in Montgomery. As he was leaving the bus, an angry mob of segregationists attacked him, and beat him to a pulp. This is just one of many examples of the violence that this decidedly non-violent movement faced. Due to the common extreme violence that happens, the media is very engaged in the movement. Reporters often capture pictures of the unsolicited

The Race Beat, written by Gene Roberts and Hank Klibanoff, was about the major impact that the press had on the American People to show the ignorance we’d had to that point in ignoring the horrible segregation our country was showing towards african americans. The events portrayed take place during the civil rights movement. The Race Beat shows the change in style of coverage of the civil rights movement and how the movement itself could take advantage of the press and use it in a much more productive way than before. The author points out in his thesis what he is trying to prove. “There is little in American society that was not altered by the civil rights movement.There is little in the civil rights movement that was not changed by the news coverage of it. And there is little in the way the news media operate that was not influenced by their coverage of the movement.”(page 7) The authors were very good at proving this thesis to be correct because of their first hand experience that is portrayed and the accuracy of the reaction to the new reporting, as it gained national attention. Gene Roberts was one of the young reporters that took on coverage and Hank Klibanoff was one of the editors. The information and coverage of their first hand accounts is very detailed and gives a perspective to the reader, but what stands out is the

52% of news reporters frequently publish fake news to lure readers into their message (statistic portal). The problem with today’s society and how news is interpreted is that no one will go the extra step to make sure the news is valid, thus causing perpetuation of misinformation. The recent incident that happened in a Philadelphia Starbucks caused much controversy because many people believed the arrest of Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson was another act of prejudice towards African Americans. On the other hand, many believe the two men were violating the stores conduct, because they did not buy anything while waiting in the store for a meeting. In the Times Herald issue “Leodora: Country’s racial Divide

Living in today’s society, everything is portrayed throughout the media’s perspective. The media can have individuals disagreeing or agreeing on a specific topic as they try to build their genuine opinions around to make it look as though it is not a big issue; some of the media can be guilty of biased reporting. Racial profiling and discrimination is one of the most sensitive topics that the media is endeavoring to overlook today. African-American people are visualized as an individual who commits crimes or performs illicit human actions. There is hope that attention will be brought to the brutal acts of the police force and the acts of any discrimination still being a problem presented today: in schooling, public places, etc.

“We have unscrupulous men and organizations working in opposition to us. Some trying to capitalize…some are trying to set [us] back from seeing the hope of [our] own liberty. But [we] know what propaganda means.” -Marcus Garvey (The Future As I See It, 1923) Thomas shows the major role that media propaganda plays in highly publicized, controversial cases. She addresses the elephant in the room when it comes to media coverage and the portrayal of victims at the hands of police brutality and other unjust killings. Thomas asks the question: is an unarmed person’s killing justified because of the person’s socioeconomic status, at-risk label, or troubled past?

The media portrays only what they approve, which is the defamation of the African Americans. Instead of presenting the meritorious actions of the black men, such as exceptional intelligence, the white writers show untrustworthy activity from the African Americans that is rare and usually insinuated by the white populace. Griffin speaks with P.D. East, a white writer fluent in racial justice matters, about how he believes the worst men are not the ferocious racists who yell at the black men, but instead the men in dominion who approve for all of this racist propaganda that fuels the people to be

Through the Contemporary Women’s Issues in Canada course, various topics related to gender inequality were discussed. Due to a long history, of sexism and misogyny in many aspects of Canadian society, outdated behaviours and thoughts have prevailed in many aspects of society. Three main topics that are central to achieving gender equality are gendered violence, gender roles and socialization, and child care.

In recent history, Australian politics has skated on thin ice when dealing with aboriginal history. The increased support and reconciliation directed towards aboriginals is seen at times as been merely superficial. It is argued by the majority of apologist’s historians that the actions of modern day politicians are heavily influenced by a phenomenon called political correctness . The oxford dictionary describes political correctness as ‘the avoidance of terms of expression or actions that are perceived to exclude, marginalize or insult groups of people who are socially disadvantaged or discriminated against. Generally political correctness is seen as having a pernicious impact on society and whilst the original intent of political correctness

Over the past few years, there appears to have been exponential growth in discussion surrounding gender identity and the role educators ought to have in gender alignment. Multiple groups in BC have clashed over the issue, resulting in national media coverage. The proposed SOGI curriculum, for instance, has sparked a heated discussion between those for and against it, prompting Chilliwack school trustee Barry Neufeld call allowing children to choose their gender “child abuse” (Global News). The other side of the argument saw bi-partisan MLA support in favor of the new curriculum (Abbynews).