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An evaluative examination that challenges the media to rise above
the systematic racism and sexism that persists across all channels,
despite efforts to integrate. The Internet and social networks have
opened up new avenues of communication for women and people of
color, but the mainstream news is still not adequately including
minority communities in the conversation. Part of the Racism in
America series, How Racism and Sexism Killed the Traditional Media:
Why the Future of Journalism Depends on Women and People of Color
reveals the lack of diversity that persists in the communication
industry. Uncovering and analyzing the racial bias in the media and
in many newsrooms, this book reveals the lesser-known side of the
media-newsrooms and outlets that are often fraught with underlying
racist and sexist tension. Written by a veteran journalist of
color, this title brings an insider's perspective combined with
interviews from industry experts. The book analyzes the traditional
media's efforts to integrate both women and people of color into
legacy newsrooms, highlighting their defeats and minor successes.
The author examines the future of women and people of color in the
mainstream media. Gives a thorough background on the history of
minority-produced media Highlights ideas for improving hiring
practices and coverage for minorities Identifies the growing number
of news consumers who are people of color Provides a chronology of
diversity efforts in legacy newsrooms Includes material derived
from interviews with experts like Dori J. Maynard with the Maynard
Institute for Journalism Education and veteran journalists like
Ellis Cose and Danyel Smith
"Lovely and timely. So glad Joshunda is telling our stories." -
Jacqueline Woodson Eight-year-old Ava Murray wants to know why
there's a difference between the warm, friendly Bronx neighborhood
filled with music and art in which she lives and the Bronx she sees
in news stories on TV and on the Internet. When her mother explains
that the power of stories lies in the hands of those who write
them, Ava decides to become a journalist. I Can Write the World
follows Ava as she explores her vibrant South Bronx neighborhood -
buildings whose walls boast gorgeous murals of historical figures
as well as intricate, colorful street art, the dozens of different
languages and dialects coming from the mouths of passersby, the
many types of music coming out of neighbors' windows and passing
cars. In reporting how the music and art and culture of her
neighborhood reflect the diversity of the people of New York City,
Ava shows the world as she sees it, revealing to children the power
of their own voice.
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