Blog Post #4

During the 1950’s and 1960’s the media reported the news a little more restricted than what used to now. The media focus has been drawn towards racial violence within the African American community for example black violence or police brutality this storyline is constantly portrayed. Martin Berger explains how many newspapers and magazines editors notice that targeting the graphic realities of such communities had appealed more to the white reader. 

For society to continue advancing we need to clear balance between the positive and negative. The mainstream media need to highlight more positively within minorities instead of portraying only negative for it sets a certain stigma around POC that’s not necessarily appreciated.