The Corporate Media Is Shamelessly Pretending Racism Died When Obama Got Elected

FAIR by Janine Jackson | Feb. 28, 2009 (Advocacy)
The elite white press corps has a myopic understanding of how racial inequality works. Their coverage has been squirm-inducing so far.

For those who don’t see racial inequity playing out every day in disparate joblessness, incarceration or mortality rates, the presence of a brown-skinned man in the White House means there’s no more structural work to be done; those struggling from now on have no excuse. Full Story »

Posted by Dwight Rousu

More Info

Tags Help
Subjects: World, U.S., Politics, Media
Topics: Racism, Obama Administration, Mainstream Media, Black
Member Tags: black:dupe
Editorial Help
Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Mar 1, 2009 - 6:36 PM PST
Reviewed by: Dwight Rousu (review), Kaitlyn Devlin (review), Tanya J. Maurer (review)
Edit Lock: This story can be edited
Edited by: Fabrice Florin - Apr 26, 2009 - 2:09 PM PDT
Related Comments: Obama Administration (3)

Reviews

Show All Comments
Show All | Notes | Comments | Quotes | Links
Dwight Rousu
4.7
 by Dwight Rousu - Mar. 1, 2009

Jackson captures the racism of the "mainstream" white press in their opining on the election of Obama.

Dwight posted this story.
See Full Review » (12 answers)
Tanya J. Maurer
3.8
 by Tanya J. Maurer - Mar. 4, 2009
See Full Review » (11 answers)
Kaitlyn Devlin
4.3
 by Kaitlyn Devlin - Mar. 3, 2009

There are many good sources and quotes and viewpoints from both sides.

See Full Review » (6 answers)

Comments on this story Help (BETA)

Sort by: Oldest | Newest Hide All Replies
NT Rating | My Rating

Ratings

4.2

Good
from 3 reviews (30% confidence)
Quality
4.3
Facts
4.3
Fairness
4.3
Information
4.0
Sourcing
4.0
Style
4.5
Context
4.5
Depth
3.5
Enterprise
5.0
Popularity
4.0
Recommendation
4.3
Credibility
4.0
# Reviews
1.5
# Views
5.0
# Likes
1.0
# Emails
1.0
More
How our ratings work »
(See these related stories.)

Links Help

No links yet. Please review this story to add some!