{"product_id":"2940149011087","title":"Minneapolis-St. Paul News Coverage of Minority Communities","description":"In this diverse nation, most Americans learn a greatdeal about people of different races, religions, \u003cbr\u003eand national origins through their exposure to media. The news media play a crucial role in educating \u003cbr\u003eAmericans about the nation’s diversity, and they have tremendous influence on the attitudes of viewers and readers regarding race relations. Likewise, with most Americans living in areas that, in reality, are segregated by race and income, it is often primarily through local news media that residents \u003cbr\u003elearn about the diversity of their cities and towns. News media, therefore, carry the huge burden of \u003cbr\u003eensuring that all races, religions, and cultures are presented accurately. When news media stereotype \u003cbr\u003egroups of people, bias and racial polarization are perpetuated. \u003cbr\u003eIn 1993, the Minnesota Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights published its \u003cbr\u003ereport, Stereotyping of Minorities by the News Media in Minnesota. The report found at the time \u003cbr\u003e“significant merit in allegations that the [Minnesota] media presentation of news is biased when it \u003cbr\u003ecomes to reporting on people or communities of color.” The Committee recommended that a followup examination of the topic occur. Therefore, this report is an update of the 1993 report that discusses \u003cbr\u003eimprovements or lack thereof in the news media of Minnesota’s Twin Cities. The Committee also \u003cbr\u003eattempted to assess how well the news media are covering communities of color, and to foster dialogue between news media and local communities concerning how improvements can begin. \u003cbr\u003eOn April 24 and 25, 2002, the Minnesota Advisory Committee held a fact-finding meeting to elicit \u003cbr\u003edata, perspectives, and opinions about the Twin Cities news coverage of communities of color. The \u003cbr\u003emeeting was open to the public and included a session in which the public could provide testimony. \u003cbr\u003eIn addition, all affected groups were invited to participate as panelists. Although most information \u003cbr\u003epresented in this report was derived from the fact-finding meeting, the report also includes information gathered by regional staff through interviews and secondary sources. The complete report follows this summary.","brand":"ReadCycle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47084467880176,"sku":"2940149011087","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940149011087_p0.jpg?v=1763710789","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940149011087","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}