Mass Media and African-Americans

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The paper shows that media reports today are not presented through the "world view" lens, rather, they are a depiction of the Western "white" ideology that has been seen as the "majority" view. The paper shows that the reporting has such a subtle bias that it is at times unrecognizable, but with when critically analyzed the bias is made clear. The paper examines "Making Whiteness", Grace Elizabeth Hale which focuses on the history of prejudice and Michael Moore's "Bowling for Columbine" which examines how the media portrays certain actions.

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"Both Moore and Hale suggest that racism is a fact of American life that has been aggravated by the American History and "white" worldview. By ignoring the Black past and the black experience we have allowed our society to ignore many facets of societal problems that are causing societal deterioration. The solution is to reanalyze history from different viewpoints and use the media to propagate a new message that accepts past mistakes and looks forward towards a new conceptual black history. In order to justify past violence, we are ignoring our mistakes and by oppressing the slave past we are giving way to new and modern problems. The solution the two recommend is too challenge social norms and demands reaction."

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