Ethnic/Racial group representation in News Media

             Today more than ever, news media is an important tool in society since many people¡¯s opinions and mindsets are formed based on what they receive from the news media. Therefore, ethnic/racial group representation is an important feature of the news media because it can affect the way that certain groups are perceived. This is the overall purpose of this study, to investigate ethnic/racial group representation in the news media. We intend to determine whether or not groups are under or over-represented. Furthermore, what are the implications? For example, are stereotypes further justified or disproved as a result of the representation? We also seek to determine the role of journalists/newscasters in media representation, how are they represented? Additionally, we intend to find out what certain characteristics of the news suggest about representation. For example, is there a relationship between the locations of a story with the specific group being represented, as well as whe!
             ther the study was positively or negatively portrayed? Also, are minorities over-represented in relation to stories involving crime?
             To begin our study, we discuss what other experiments and literature have found in related studies. We then introduce the methods used for our study. Examples of the charts that were used to record and code the observations are also included. This includes the procedure to determine results and how the procedure and results were measured. Next, we talk about the results/findings, using tables that are based on our measurements. Lastly, we provide a discussion of the results, relating them to the implications they might involve and provide suggestions for further investigation of the issue. The purpose of this study is to give insight into the field of research that covers ethnic/racial group representation. Once valid, conclusive evidence is contributed to the issue, suggestions and eventual implementations of representatio...

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