-
A decade after Egypt’s revolution, change remains elusive - 35 mins ago
-
Covid-19 crisis is worsening economic inequality at unprecedented rate, Oxfam says - 45 mins ago
-
Germany fears attacks on vaccination centers +++ COVID restrictions spark riots in the Netherlands - 47 mins ago
-
No decision yet in France on third national Covid-19 lockdown, minister says - about 1 hour ago
-
‘You don’t have a country’: Ten years after Egypt uprise, exiles disillusioned - about 1 hour ago
-
Firefighter takes social media by storm with pushups on axe - about 1 hour ago
-
As COVID pandemic shutters schools millions of children suffer from learning, economic issues - 2 hours ago
-
Jacob Zuma corruption probe: South Africa’s ex-president refuses to appear in court - 2 hours ago
-
Climate ravages: Sea swallows parts of Senegal’s UNESCO World Heritage site - 3 hours ago
-
LIVE: EU Foreign affairs council in Brussels: arrivals and doorstep statements - 3 hours ago
‘black’ to ‘Black’: Rewriting the race style guide | The Listening Post (Feature)
The police killing of George Floyd – a Black man – in Minnesota did more than dominate the news agenda. It filled streets with protests against racism and has started to change things. All kinds of institutions have been affected.
On this front, the American media have a vast range of issues to address, from the lack of diversity in newsrooms to the problems with how Black people are reported on.
What has changed so far? A single letter – the letter “B” – from lowercase to uppercase.
The change sounds small yet it has been a long-standing demand for Black journalists and activists in the United States.
Meenakshi Ravi asks scholars and journalists in the US what the debate is about and what led to this change today.
Contributors
Matthew Hughey – associate professor of sociology, University of Connecticut
Lori Tharps – associate professor of journalism, Temple University
Erica Britt – sociolinguist and discourse analyst
Erin Logan – reporter, LA Times