Race and News

Campbell, Christopher P.; Leduff, Kim M.; Jenkins, Cheryl; Brown, Rockell A.

doi:10.4324/9780203876855

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“…structural and indeed epistemological nature of racism in professional journalism. (Aleman, 2017;Campbell, 1995;Campbell et al, 2012;Campbell et al, 2012;Durham, 1998;Entman, 2000;Jenkins, 2012;Jenkins and Griffin-Padgett, 2012;Newkirk, 2000;Rhodes, 2001). It is perhaps most closely captured by Blumler (2010: 439) as the "crisis of civic adequacy": the long-term failure of professional journalism to sufficiently reflect a diverse social reality, the way an "adherence to conventional news values can propagate ill-founded stereotypes" and "project distorted impressions of social reality" (Blumer, 2010: 439).…”

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Racism and journalism: The dangers of returning to the ‘safe-space’ of objectivity

Budarick

2022

Journalism

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Although a contested term in journalism research, the need for a critique of objectivity is increased by responses to the current “crisis of journalism,” which have united around the rediscovery of sacred journalistic ideals such as truth, facts, and autonomy. In particular, objectivity must be critiqued for its role in the persistence of racism in liberal democratic journalism, a persistence that runs across different funding models and organizational structures. Objectivity, as a contested and flexible political concept, has proven incapable of addressing systemic racism. I argue that objectivity needs to be understood as an inherently political concept, which is as much proscriptive as descriptive in the way it shapes the field of journalism and the profession’s relationship to political and social life. Rather than return to the safe ground of autonomy, truth and facts, professional, liberal journalism must recognize its foundations within racially unequal political and social structures.

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“…Objectivity here is de-racialized, and objective journalism continues to fail to take seriously racism as a structuring social force (Aleman, 2017). One that does not rest on any simplistic individual viewpoints, but is deeply entrenched in liberal democracies (Campbell et al, 2012).…”

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Racism and journalism: The dangers of returning to the ‘safe-space’ of objectivity

Budarick

2022

Journalism

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“…Objectivity in journalism is typically defined as the ability to report on a story without inserting any personal bias. However, Campbell et al (2011) noted, “‘Objectivity’ is often something that journalists hide behind when defending coverage that is actually unbalanced, unfair and (our primary concern) racist” (p. 257). By reporting in an objective way, mainstream journalists are in fact using a white lens to discern what to cover and how to cover it.…”

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Advocacy journalism in the 21st century: Rethinking entertainment in digital Black press outlets

Fayne

2021

Journalism

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The Black press is often conceptualized as an advocacy press, but in the current digital environment, in which there are numerous entertainment-focused outlets, what exactly constitutes advocacy is fraught. Perceptions of advocacy, which have previously been associated with hard news content, are broadening to accommodate the entertainment content on Black news websites. Informed by interviews with journalists and focus groups with readers, this research finds that there are two different categorizations of advocacy journalism – hard advocacy and soft advocacy. Some editors and consumers believe the Black press should contain hard advocacy content, such as political activism coverage, while others perceive entertainment in the Black press, which provides positive coverage of African Americans and additional representation of Black life, as soft advocacy. Expanding advocacy conceptions provides further nuance and insight into how the Black press functions in the new media age.

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“Compose yourself, like Michelle or Oprah”: a focus group study of the social identity of Black women newscasters in the US

Harrison,

Walker,

Kerns

2023

Feminist Media Studies

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Race and News

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Racism and journalism: The dangers of returning to the ‘safe-space’ of objectivity

Racism and journalism: The dangers of returning to the ‘safe-space’ of objectivity

Advocacy journalism in the 21st century: Rethinking entertainment in digital Black press outlets

“Compose yourself, like Michelle or Oprah”: a focus group study of the social identity of Black women newscasters in the US

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