do you feel your culture is equally represented on television or within the mass media in the...
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Do you feel your culture is equally represented on television or within the Mass Media in the American Culture? No They don’t talk about much with the Native’s culture What you do see seems to be negative No true education to the American Culture How would you prefer or would you prefer a different image of your culture in the Mass Media in the American Culture? Positive images of the Native Americans True history of Native Americans Struggles of the Native Americans Banishment of Tribal use of names Do you believe the Mass Media is productive at portraying your cultures’ image from a positive stand point? Not at all Could be more positive aspects of life Shows only negative images Nothing for my children to see a positive image of themselvesTRANSCRIPT
African American viewpoint of Mass Communications
Do you feel your culture is equally represented on television or within the Mass Media in the American Culture?
• It’s getting there• They say they try but realistically, NO• Not even close• Discrimination to it’s fullest How would you prefer or would you prefer a different image of your culture in
the Mass Media in the American Culture?• The true history of what African Americans provided for the mass media• Positive images of Americans• Stopping the prejudice attitudes and beliefs• Stopping the actions and beliefs of discrimination• Destroying the negative images of African Americans• More than one channel dedicated to African Americans Do you believe the Mass Media is productive at portraying your cultures’
image from a positive stand point? • No we always been portrayed negatively in the Mass Media• Not even close• Racist and Discrimintory images• Oppressed to its fullestBy: Rebecca Hall General Public Survey
African American viewpoint of Mass Communications
Do you believe the Mass Media in the American culture provides a positive educational view of your culture?
• Absolutely not• There is no education in the African American Culture• No Education Background How would you like to see changes of you culture in the
American Mass Media representation? • Positive images of our Culture in the media• More channels available• The discrete use of images, stereotypes and behaviors used
towards our culture• Force of assimilations within our parts in the media• Positive images to instill in the younger generations
By: Rebecca Hall General Public Survey
Native Americans viewpoint on Mass Communications
Do you feel your culture is equally represented on television or within the Mass Media in the American Culture? No They don’t talk about much with the Native’s culture What you do see seems to be negative No true education to the American Culture
How would you prefer or would you prefer a different image of your culture in the Mass Media in the American Culture? Positive images of the Native Americans True history of Native Americans Struggles of the Native Americans Banishment of Tribal use of names
Do you believe the Mass Media is productive at portraying your cultures’ image from a positive stand point?
Not at all Could be more positive aspects of life Shows only negative images Nothing for my children to see a positive image of themselves
Native Americans viewpoint on Mass Communications
Do you believe the Mass Media in the American culture provides a positive educational view of your culture?
No Educational viewpoint of the Native Americans No Education Might show a clip of a Pow-Wow ceremony on the news (30 seconds)
How would you like to see changes of you culture in the American Mass Media representation?
• Not only the negatives stereo-types in the news• Education on Native Americans• Positivity of the Native Americans Culture
By: Rebecca Hall General Public Survey
Mexican Americans viewpoint of Mass Communications
Do you believe the Mass Media in the American culture provides a positive educational view of your culture?
• To some extent• No• Kind of• Yes, I do believe so
How would you like to see changes of you culture in the American Mass Media representation?
• See positive images instilled in the American Society• Non racist images • Available to all media stations not just selected channels• Changes in Stereotypes or attitudes
By: Rebecca Hall General Public Survey
Mexican Americans viewpoint of Mass Communications
Do you feel your culture is equally represented on television or within the Mass Media in the American Culture?
• No• I wish they would portray Mexican Americans more positively• Unequal power in control issues• Only have select channels available in Spanish• Negative stereo types
How would you prefer or would you prefer a different image of your culture in the Mass Media in the American Culture?
• Would prefer positive images of there culture• See more images of us• Have our children see there self image• Shows available about whom we are• No Prejudice Believes of who we are or what are customs are
Do you believe the Mass Media is productive at portraying your cultures’ image from a positive stand point? • They try but when the media controlled by the dominant society it’s hard to change• Not at all• Stereotypes only
By: Rebecca Hall General Public Survey
Undocumented & Documented Immigrants viewpoint on Mass
Communications Do you feel your culture is equally represented on television or within the Mass
Media in the American Culture?• Nothing is represented within our culture• Negative images• War Zone• Hatred
How would you prefer or would you prefer a different image of your culture in the Mass Media in the American Culture?
• Education of Whom we are• To be seen within the American • Not just in poverty• For our children to see positivity of themselves
Undocumented & Documented Immigrants viewpoint on Mass
Communications Do you believe the Mass Media is productive at portraying your cultures’ image from a positive
stand point?• No not at all• It’s America they don’t have to• I don’t personally see any positive images• We are lucky to see our selves or any one who looks like us
Do you believe the Mass Media in American culture provides a positive educational view of your culture?
• No Education of our Culture• Why would the American culture educated about us?• Soccer or sports activities only• Don’t see anything positive
How would you like to see changes of you culture in the American Mass Media representation? • Be Seen• Show something to relate to positively • Not just about the war• Shows promoting positive images• Not just about being legal or illegal
By: Rebecca Hall General Public Survey
Advantages or Disadvantages of Mass Communications
POSITIVES NEGATIVES Awareness of other
cultures to a minimum. Exposure of other cultures
is limited. Cultural Channels
available on Television. Internet opens doors for
cultural diversity issues. Radio has station available
in other languages. (Satellite Radio).
By: Rebecca Hall
White dominant Society stay in power.
Oppression continues in the Media.
Prejudice continues to exist in the Media.
Unequal Power relations.
Racism exist through the Media