Representations of Ethnicity in the Media

Question 1

What is the media gaze via?

Answer 1

• White m/c media corps
• E/M are underrepresented in senior management media companies

Question 2

How many roles did Cumberbatch find e/m fill?

Answer 2

1/7 - mostly in entertainment shows and rarely lead roles in fiction.

Question 3

Beatie Et Al:

Answer 3

Black & Asians are more likely to appear in supporting roles or as temporary guests. Growing representations are only in the margins of TV

Question 4

Who found E/M were concerned about their representation?

Answer 4

Hargrave; Asians felt stereotyped as identical with cultures ignored, Black & Asian often stereotyped to make profit = Symbolic Annihilation.

Question 5

How are E/M steryotyped?

Answer 5

As deviants and law breakers, within the context of drug dealing, gun and knife crime and terrorism.

Question 6

Who found E/M were 2x more likely than white people to be portrayed as criminals?

Answer 6

Hargrave

Question 7

Name two MPs relating to E/M representations;

Answer 7

Hall; Policing problem - Black Muggers
Watson; Gangster wrap linked to gun crime

Question 8

What is Islamophobia?

Answer 8

An irrational fear or hatred of Muslims. Media coverage of terrorist events ( 2005 London Bombings ) has led to all Muslims being stereotyped as a threat to society.

Question 9

What did the 2007 report find in relation to Muslim representations?

Answer 9

91% of stories about Muslims were negative, centered around their oppression of women and desire to replace British Law with Shira Law.

Question 10

What did Baroness Warsi find?

Answer 10

‘Fashionable Islamophobia’ islamophobia has become socially acceptable. = Fuels harassment despite most Muslims being British.

Question 11

How are developing countries shown?

Answer 11

Chaotic, disease and famine ridden with constant conflict.

Question 12

What did GMG find in relation to depictions of developing countries?

Answer 12

British TV focused on disaster and terrorism with no context, this shapes negative perceptions

Question 13

How does the representations of developing countries encourage racial prejudice?

Answer 13

• Blames E/M for much broader social problems.

Question 14

What do Pluralists believe in relation to E/M representations?

Answer 14

• That the representations reflect news values.
  COTTLE- Media representations encourage audiences to define themselves in opposition to ‘them’

Question 15

What are Neo-Marxist beliefs?

Answer 15

• The reps are shaped by white dominated media which reinforces racism and creates divisions between ethnic groups.

Question 16

A03?

Answer 16

• Eastenders is watched by 43% non white viewers
• Policies have been introduced to recruit more E/M presenters