Fixing Racial Bias in Journalism
Jason Kottke,
Jun 27, 2020
One of the benefits of having a background in journalism and critical literacy is that when I look at a newspaper I ask questions like, "Why is this photo here?" In her public work entitled 'Counternarratives' Alexandra Bell demonstrates how the wording and placement of text, headlines and images convey biases and distortions. "What you give space to, and what you allow people to see, says a lot... it's so easy to ingest.... subliminal messaging about who should be valued." But, she says, it's not just the newspaper, it's also the reader, who needs to learn how to approach media, see what's missing, and provide their own perspective. Video here which you should watch, and also an article in Niemann. See also: Calling out white people for sexism can cut racism, too.
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