The Solution
March 2, 2010
Editorial Independence is the shield against the conflict of interest of being beholden. It is resisting the influence of sponsors and those with a political, personal or any hidden agenda the hallmark of any public service media. A 2002 UNESCO Background Paper, Racism, Racial Discrimination and Related Intolerance Relating To the Media, Including New Information Technologie, the author Bent SØrensen Argues Ethnic Minorities will form an increasingly important sector of the population over the next few decades, and the media has a special role to play in educating the public by highlighting the growing diversity in their societies and audiences. A multi-cultural media policy both in reporting and employment can have a profound effect on the perceptions and attitudes of public.
The solution is to expand opportunities to all minorities incorporating their cultural and ethnic perspective.
The Problem
March 1, 2010
In today’s recessionary economy and intense political climate we see a global rise in xenophobia and racial intolerance. The origin of which extends back to the European colonial times whe the dominant political and economic thought justified racism. Early on the press was largely responsible for spreading and reinforcing the idea of white racial superiority later relying on the pseudo-scientific theories espoused by the likes of Darwin’s Origin of Species. The damage to global humanity literally speaks volumes.
Today’s media faces the task of redeeming mankind redirecting it onto the path of progress debunking beliefs, myths, and false science. The task is all the more difficult when the messenger is controlled by corporate sponsors. The path of progress is now impeded by today’s advocacy journalism with its non objective viewpoint. In the United States a media mogul while purporting to present a fair and balanced journalism provides a platform for the extreme right spewing racist and xenophobic propaganda.
