Ethnicity Representations in Media Flashcards
what did the OFCOM survey in 2013 find about ethnic minority groups and media usage
under 45 yo ethic minority groups were more likely to own a mobile phone and access TV and the internet than the avg person under 45
who is the main theorist for ethnic minorities representation in media
Van Dijk
what did Van Dijk find
news representation of black people were three categories: criminals, threats and unimportant
what did Van Dijk and Davies et al argue about minority ethnic groups as criminals
journalists have demonised black young people as a threat to law abiding white society for decades
which studies support Van Dijks argument of EM as Criminals
Law, Sveinsson and Wayne, Cushion et al
what did Wayne find about EM as criminals
found 50% of news stories about young black people involved them committing crime
what did Cushion et al find about EM as criminals
content analysis of newspapers and programmes found 7/10 stories of young black men were related to crime specifically gangs and knife crime and did little to discuss the factors that may have motivated the crime
who first studied moral panics in regards to black ppl and how
Hall et al ; folk devils and black muggers
what does Back argue about EM as criminals
reporting of protests or disturbances described as riots rather than uprising as it suggests EM don’t have genuine grievances about discrimination
what did Van Dijk find about EM as threats
-EM represented as threat to white majority culture
-moral panics constructed around 3 groups: immigrants, refugees/asylum seekers and muslims
how are moral panics constructed around immigrants
immigrants are threats due to numbers affecting job/housing supply
how are moral panics constructed around asylum seekers and refugees using ICAR
-seen as abusing welfare state
-Info Centre about Asylums and Refugees(ICAR) found media constructs images of threat to british identity and negative language used
-there is a link between negative media coverage and harassment of refugees
how are moral panics created around muslims using Whitaker
-Whitaker —> muslims stereotypically portrayed as intolerant,violent, misogynistic and strange
how are moral panics created around muslims using Moore et al
-content analysis 2000-08 found 1/3 stories focused on terrorism, 1/3 on differences between muslims and British society and rarely stories about islamophobia
-4 negative messages in media :
islam is backwards/dangerous
multiculturalism encourages muslim extremists
clash of civilisation between west and islam
islam is a threat to british way of life
how are muslim women portrayed in media
-as victims to oppressive patriarchy forced to wear hijabs
-despite this Mirza found women found identity in hijabs
