A very interesting report was released based on a year-long study by the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism on Media, Race and Obama’s first year.
Black Enterprise says this about the report...
Despite having a black president, African Americans attracted little attention in the U.S. mainstream news media during the first year of Barack Obama’s administration. The coverage that existed focused more on specific episodes than on examining how broader issues and trends affected the lives of blacks generally. In its coverage of race, writes the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism, “the press largely responded to breaking news during the [survey period] rather than exploring the state of African Americans or developing African American angles around events or issues in the news.” Among the top 10 storylines during 2009 and early 2010, five were related to individuals and five were tied more to issues in the news. Click through the gallery for the top 10 storylines.
Since it’s a long study, I’ve provided links to the subjects that may interest you.
- Overview
- Cable and Talk Radio
- Biggest Storylines
- Arrest of Henry Louis Gates
- The Obama Adminsitration
- The Economy and Health Care Crisis
- The Lives of African Americans in the U.S.
- African American Press
- Newsmakers
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