"This university level module offers a fresh approach for teachers and students of journalism on how to promote social and cultural diversity through the media. It involves individual reflection, helping the student to take a closer look at their own value system and how this can impact on their wor
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k as journalists. It sharpens their analytical skills when gathering information for their stories and broadcasts. And, it gives students practical reporting and interviewing skills resulting in better stories and programmes drawing on the experience of a wider range of groups in society. In short, the course described here aims to make students into better journalists." (Introduction)
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"This study analyzes the Slovenian media writing about the Roma in autumn 1997 when the villagers of Maline set up a village watch to prevent the settlement of a Romani family who bought a house in their village. The prevalent mood of the coverage could be summed up with a single word - “problems
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. Moreover, when writing about the Roma, the media invariably use the expressions “Romani issues” or “Romani problems”. The media are not interested in their difficulties unless they turn into a conflict that also threatens to affect the majority population. Out of 131 accounts in newspapers, on television and radio, only one falls short of our hypothesis that the media write about ethnic minorities only when they are involved in some conflict." (Summary, page 7)
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"This book aims to acquaint the reader with English-language films whose characters include a woman of color, specifically an American woman character who belongs to a minority group or a woman of the Third World," explains Oshana. Even, as in many cases, when the role is played by a white woman, it
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is included; emphasis is on character of women's roles rather than on the actresses. Coverage is from 1930 to 1983, and consists mainly of films from the U.S., with a few from Britain. No attempt is made to be comprehensive; this, says the author, would be almost impossible because of the number of black and Hispanic women playing servants. Nor are silent films listed. Even so, there are more than 1,700 entries, each of which contains a filmography and brief synopsis. An actress index giving only actresses playing minority roles is followed by a director's index, and a minority/Third World classification index beginning with the 'Arabian Nights' and ending with the South Sea Islands." (Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 1412)
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