How print media dealt with racism in the United States
Academic Level at Time of Presentation
Graduate
List all Project Mentors & Advisor(s)
Dr. Melony Shemberger
Presentation Format
Oral Presentation
Abstract/Description
The media plays a key role through its informative and educative functions. However, the media's greatest impact lies in its agenda-setting ability considering its aptitude to shape the public's perceptions and amplify what qualifies as vital. The period between the 1950s and 1960 is especially critical in the history of the quest for equality characterized by protests against the heightened racial discrimination. The study is anchored on the agenda-setting theory underlining the hypothesis that the newspapers' coverage of the assassination was biased and perpetrated racism either through under-coverage or misrepresentation of facts.
Fall Scholars Week 2018 Event
Journalism & Media History Symposium
How print media dealt with racism in the United States
The media plays a key role through its informative and educative functions. However, the media's greatest impact lies in its agenda-setting ability considering its aptitude to shape the public's perceptions and amplify what qualifies as vital. The period between the 1950s and 1960 is especially critical in the history of the quest for equality characterized by protests against the heightened racial discrimination. The study is anchored on the agenda-setting theory underlining the hypothesis that the newspapers' coverage of the assassination was biased and perpetrated racism either through under-coverage or misrepresentation of facts.