Representation of Ethnicity Flashcards
Van Dijk
Identified 3 negative ways Minority ethnic groups are viewed in the media - As :
. Criminals
. Threats
. Unimportant
Minority Ethnic groups as criminals
Wayne el al
Found that 50% of news coverage of Black young people were about crime
Van Dijk and Davies et al
Journalists have demonised black young people as a threat to law abiding whites for decades
Sveinsson
Argued that Journalist views are tinted by race
Cushion et al
identified that Black young men and boys are associated with negative news values
7/10 stories involving black young men were related to some form or crime
Black young men are typically presented as irrational and gang related
Watson and Hall
Identified that moral panics result from media stereotyping of Blacks
Minority Ethnic groups as Threats
Whitaker
identified that Ethnic minority groups are stereotypically represented as ‘intolerant, cruel, strange and different ‘
Van Dijk
Found that 3 groups were being identified as being the biggest threat :
1. Immigrants - numbers
2. Muslims - ‘Enemy Within’
3. Refugees and asylum seekers - Abusers of welfare state
Ameli et al
Argued that The wearing of a hijab is portrayed as oppressive and an example of misogyny
Identified that Structural issues around muslim women are ignored
Nahdi
Identified that Churnalism has resulted in quick and easy stories which hides the diversity of views held by muslims
Moore et al
Identified 4 negative ideological messages of islam the media spreads :
1. islam is dangerous
- Multiculturalism is allowing the spread of extremism
- Clash of civilisation between the west and the muslim world
- major threats to British way of life. Focus on Sharia law
Minority Ethnic groups as Unimportant
Ligali
Identified that black victims of crime are not given as much coverage in the media
