In today’s globalized world, where information is the most critical power source, the media have special authority. As the primary source of relevant information for many people, they influence their perception of news (Chideya, 2018). In other words, the way they present information determines how people feel about that information. Most editors and publishers have a similar style of presentation. However, there is a perception that finding people of color, women, or members of the LGBTQQIP2SAA community makes a big difference in producing such material. I believe that such changes are more subtle than they seem since the worldviews of the above populations are only slightly different from the rest.
Most people think that members of certain minorities tend to present information through the lens of their worldview. Indeed, this is true, and it applies to all people in general, since everyone, in one way or another, superimposes their attitudes toward the presentation of information. However, the question is to what extent one allows oneself to impose one’s attitude on the coverage of material in the official media.
Both a member of certain minorities and a person who is not one of them are first and foremost professionals. Therefore, he presents information not from his point of view but by stating objective facts. The same applies to the content of the material itself. Editors choose it based on the current social plan, not on their preferences. Thus, a representative of any minority has almost no impact on the style and content of the material presented.
More often, editors belong to anti-minority groups who have a much more significant influence on the presentation of these components. They allow themselves to make harsh statements based on their personal opinions, which are rarely liberal. For example, in a local newspaper I recently bought, the headline of an article about traditional values was “Why Gay Marriage is a Contradiction to God’s Law.” I was offended by these words because they leveled a person’s freedom of choice. According to them, a person in a gay marriage cannot automatically be a believer because God will not accept them. Thus, it is radical opponents of minorities who can dramatically influence the style and content of a publication’s material more often than not. Minorities themselves often do not superimpose their perception of the problem on the presentation of information.
Reference
Chideya, F. (2018). In the shadow of Kerner: Fifty years later, newsroom diversity and equity stall. Shorenstein center. Web.