Rethinking the Discourse on Race: A Symposium on How the Lack of Racial Diversity in the Media Affects Social Justice and Policy

By Neil F. Carlson and edited by Leonard M. Baynes 


A new report has just been released that summarizes proceedings from the April 28-29, 2006 conference: “Rethinking the Discourse on Race: A Symposium on How the Lack of Diversity in the Media Affects Social Justice and Policy.” Authored by Neil F. Carlson, a writer, policy researcher, and communications consultant and edited by Leonard M. Baynes, Professor of Law and Director of the Ronald H. Brown Center for Civil Rights and Economic Development St. John’s University School of Law, the report covers: 
  • Race and Representation: How the Media Shape and Misshape Race in America.
  • Framing Race: How Media Shape the Discourse at the Nexus of Race and Public Policy.
  • Media Production: Diversity in the Newsroom and the Culture of News Production.
  • The Political Economy of the Media: How Economics and Regulatory Policy Shape the Practice of Democracy.
  • Solutions: Creating New Pathways to Diversity, Media Reform, and Citizen Participation.
Download the full report here.
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