A systematic analysis of how race and ethnicity are represented in the news, this book is a sea change in British news media coverage, drawing on the first substantial empirical analysis of news content in over a decade. Ranging across subjects such as migration, asylum-seekers, and crime, as well as stories that expose racism and advocate for racial justice, it provides an accessible introduction to the conceptual tools available for the analysis of race and racism in the media. It concludes by offering an assessment of the role of positive action strategies in journalism, together with analysis of their impact on patterns of representation and institutional racism in news organizations.
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